Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

By MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — About 200 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The protest of the state Treasury Department’s investments in Israel bonds occurred Monday. Organizers of the protest say some were cited with failure to disperse and released shortly afterward. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican, says state treasurers of both parties have invested in Israel bonds for more than 30 years. She says the state’s share of Israel bonds rose by $20 million after the October Hamas attack that began the war in Gaza and is currently $56 million.