Would the $3 billion given by the US taxpayer for Israel be better spent on poor AMERICAN CHILDREN/health.?

Question

Every year USA taxpayers give $3 billion dollars for Israel to buy munitions and weapons of torture in order to subdue a displaced population of dispairing refugees,subjecting them to murder, torture, imprisonment without trial, starvation, denial of human rights.
Shouldn't America take care of its own first and consider an isolationist policy.

Answer 1

A BREAKDOWN OF UNITED STATES AID TO ISRAEL

Financial Aid

The Israeli government is the largest recipient of US financial aid in the world, receiving over one-third of total US aid to foreign countries4, even though Israel’s population comprises just .001% of the world’s population and has one the world’s higher per capita incomes.

Since 1949 the US has given Israel a total of $84,854,827,200. The interest costs born by US taxpayers on behalf of Israel are $49,937,000,000 – making the total amount of aid given to Israel since 1949 $134,791,507,200 (more than $134 billion).5

The total cost of this financial aid to US tax payers per Israeli is $23,240.

Since 1992, the US has offered Israel an additional $2 billion in loan guarantees every year.6

Nearly all past loans to Israel have been forgiven – leading Israel to claim that they have never defaulted on repayment of a US loan – with most loans made on the understanding that they would be forgiven before Israel was required to repay them.

In 1997 alone, the total of US grants and loan guarantees to Israel was $5.5 billion, i.e., $15,068,493 per day.

Not to mention the Huge WWII reparations they STILL receive from Germany.

Also, we OFTEN put our own ASSES on the line for the criminal state of Israel often winning us new enemy's.

Something fishy is going on.

Answer 2

Yes, the U.S.A. ought to take care of its own people first, and it does just that. The Congress decides where U.S. tax dollars are spent. Any member of Congress will confirm that a large percentage of the money is spent in the U.S. to benefit the people of the U.S. where they live. A smaller percentage of the money is spent outside the U.S. as foreign aid. Even though foreign aid goes to people who live in other countries, including Israel, it is sent there in the best interests of the U.S. as determined by our leaders in Congress and the Executive Branch. Isolationism was once thought to be the best foreign policy for the U.S. However, isolationism is no longer a viable option to protect and preserve the best interests of the U.S. In fact, it is unthinkable in a global economy! Isolationism would cripple the U.S. economy. No clear-thinking elected official would favor isolationism. By the way, how much have you donated to charity to help starving children in the U.S.?

Answer 3

I agree, however, the irony here is that most health insurance companies are owned by the Jews....We should have no one without hospitalization in this country and it is shameful.

Answer 4

Wow and American only caring about other American's. There's a newsflash.

Answer 5

Of course it would be. Any fool that says other wise is a republican fool that is far to brainwashed to be told the truth.

There is no spoon

Answer 6

The money is very well spent. Your "question' is simpleminded and doesn't deserve a detailed answer.

Answer 7

Well if we don't give it to Israel, then someday we all will be Muslim, then our children would realy be poor.

Answer 8

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-2289232,00.html

Answer 9

Amen to that....take care of home first!

Answer 10

I agree