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$10 million is up for reinvestment on September 1st.
Tell Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague NO MORE ISRAEL BONDS! CALL TREASURER ROBERT SPRAGUE'S OFFICE (614) 466-2160.
Ask to speak with a representative about the state's investment portfolio.
HERE'S A SCRIPT TO USE:
"Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I'm an Ohio taxpayer from [City/County]. I'm calling to urge the Treasurer's office to stop investing in Israel Bonds and put Ohio first. Specifically, a $10 million Israel Bond investment is up for reinvestment on September 1st.
I urge the Treasurer's office to not reinvest this money. Will you please pass my message on to Treasurer Robert Sprague and his team? Talking points: Ohio has over $262 million of our taxpayer money in these bonds, which are now high-risk with a downgraded credit rating. This is a fiscally irresponsible use of our money.
In the past nine months, almost every county in Ohio with maturing Israel bonds has chosen to divest, including Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Richland, and Summit counties. They know that this would yield a poor outcome for Ohio taxpayers, and the state should follow their lead. Considering the International Criminal Court's ruling and the global consensus that Israel is committing genocide, our state's continued complicity in funding war crimes is highly unethical.
CAN'T CALL? SEND AN EMAIL!
Use both Emails: Constituentaffairs@tos.ohio.gov and Robert.Sprague@tos.ohio.gov.
Subject: Stop investing in Israel Bonds. Just copy and paste the key points from the script above into your email! Your call and email make a huge difference!