Sales of Israel Bonds Top $8-Billion Mark
Associated Press
CHICAGO —
Worldwide sales of state of Israel bonds, which began in 1951, have passed the $8 billion mark.
Howard Carroll, Chicago-area Israel bond general campaign chairman and also a Democratic state senator, says Israel has repaid about $4.5 billion as bonds have matured.
He said the bond sales for Israel’s economic development demonstrate the “consistent support and partnership between Jewish communities in the free world and the state of Israel.”
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