11, May 2016 US Aid to Israel
In yet another gesture of capitulation to Israeli
demands, the Obama
administration has proposed an unprecedented military funding package that
could top $40 billion over 10 years. In a
stunning admission, the former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Commander-in-Chief, Gabi
Ashkenazi stated that “U.S. taxpayers have contributed more
to the Israeli defense budget than Israeli taxpayers in the past three
years.” According to Rand Paul, “Israel’s per capita income is greater than
three-fourths of the rest of the world.” Its economy is
booming and is destined for even greater prosperity from its discovery of
natural gas. On the home front, there is mounting disillusionment that our
country’s domestic and foreign policies have been misguided and trillions
squandered with failing alliances and never ending conflicts. This anger has
fueled both the Sanders and Trump campaigns. With trillions of debt accumulating for future
generations of Americans, we continue to send billions of our tax money to
reward Israel for its decades long occupation, demolition of Palestinian homes
and the construction of hundreds of illegal settlements. More and more
influential voices both in Israel and at home are calling for an end to
military aid to Israel. Continuation of such aid will only embolden Israel to
continue its current policies of oppression and occupation and doom any hope of
a lasting peace with the Palestinians.
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