The soon-to-be-introduced law comes in response to a number of calls for institutions to divest from Israel
legislation to “uphold Pennsylvania’s steadfast support for Israel” by banning state Treasury or pension funds from divesting from the nation and companies that do
“To that end, we must act to prevent our commonwealth, including our colleges and universities, from taking the wholly unwarranted action of divesting from Israel,” state Sens. Steve Santarsiero, a Democrat, and Kristin Phillips-Hill, a Republican, said Friday in a joint statement. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity supported the bill, saying that “there’s no question” that other state funds should be prohibited from divesting.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pennsylvania state Democrat allegedly tipped off anti-Israel encampment of police ‘sweep’The warning allowed the group to jettison equipment before the encampment was torn down by law enforcement, according to the students.
Read more »
Fetterman’s loud support for Israel creates headaches for Casey in Pennsylvania Senate raceRepublicans are painting Sen. Bob Casey as weak on Israel, using Sen. John Fetterman’s outspokenness as a foil.
Read more »
Thousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside White House as Israel conducted hostage rescue missionThousands of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the White House on Saturday even as Israeli forces conducted a daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza.
Read more »
Israel-Hamas war: Israel rescues 4 hostages in NuseiratIsrael says it has rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. It is the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza. The army said it rescued Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40, in a complex special daytime operation in Nuseirat.
Read more »
Israel-Gaza live updates: Blinken tells Israel onus is on Hamas to accept cease-fireMore than seven months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
Read more »
Exclusive: Israel Heritage Foundation Leads Historic Mission to Israel with High-Level U.S. DelegationSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »