Israel Sells Record $1 Billion Retail-Like Bonds Since War Began
Sales also spiked during the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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There’s been a sharp rise in demand for retail-like bonds bought by Israel’s supporters across the world since the war with Hamas began a month ago, according to Israel Bonds.
Israel Bonds, which is registered in the US and separate but affiliated to the Ministry of Finance, has sold more than $1 billion of bonds since Oct. 7. That’s a record for a monthly period and has almost doubled the organization’s issuance for the year so far.