2006-08-09 11:50:05 · 14 answers · asked by Arnaz_Los_Angeles 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
My appologies. It is $3Billion a year. "Israel receives $1.8 billion in military aid" or that "Israel receives $1.2 billion in economic aid."
http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/1297/9712043.html
2006-08-09 12:01:11 · update #1
Guys. I was simply asking why? And since when we have been giving them money? I do understand that we vote for representatives, again I was just asking If it was a voted issue, or a presidential mandate. I think Israel has the right to protect herself and hope that the Arabs will leave Israel alone. Again Just asking simple questions.
2006-08-09 12:07:57 · update #2
The actual number is about $2.5 billion per year. And, yes, we did vote for it. We elected representatives and senators and they appropriated the funds. We elected the president who signed the legislation. Get over it.
2006-08-09 12:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Otis F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why in hardship-free words to Israel? indexed the following are proper 10 recipients (2005) with out Iraq (it is a countless budget area): a million. Israel 2.fifty 8 Billion 2. Egypt a million.80 4 Billion 3. Afganistan 0.ninety 8 Billion 4. Pakistan 0.70 Billion 5. Colombia 0.fifty seven Billion 6. Sudan 0.50 Billion 7. Jordan 0.40 8 Billion 8. Uganda 0.25 Billion 9. Kenya 0.24 Billion 10. Ethiopia 0.19 Billion of route, hungry Ethiopians favor extra help, yet they don't own US economy.
2016-11-29 19:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of asking ridiculous self-righteous questions on an internet forum, why don't instead take serious courses in politics and history instead?
I mean... really. People didn't vote for you or I to be born, and yet here we are.
Lesson #1: you don't vote for things to happen. You vote for a leadership that will take actions on your behalf, even if you don't like those actions.
Lesson #2: you vote to remove leadership you don't like.
Lesson #3: voting gives you the right to cast your vote and implement change, but if your choice of voting is not the majority, you have to suck it up. That's how it works.
Lesson #4: for right or wrong, Israel is an US ally. I'm not saying whether is right or wrong, but that's the status quo.
If you really don't like it, you can put serious effort in lobbying against it... or you can pretend to be a concerned, intellectual avant garde citizen and play lobbying on an internet forum.
WHAT WILL YOUR CHOICE BE?
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The amount of ignorance when it comes to politics by people is craptacularly amazing.
2006-08-09 11:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by elnyka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citizens vote for a legislature. In turn the ligislature votes on how to spend money in government coffers. So the answer to the second part of your question is: Yes, but indirectly--just like all other money the US spends.
2006-08-09 11:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by paralegaltechnik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
christ! we give money to every freaking place but home! its the perfect economical strategy for a **** country to pick a fight w/ them cause we will go in , demolish and them pay to make it 10xs better than it could ever be, and half the time the money we give doesnt go to the people it goes to the government in power which usually means 1 bank account, absolutley ridiculous!!! bunch of crap!
2006-08-09 11:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Israel has to defeat terrorism and the only way she can do that is with the help of the usa and britain.Wouldnt you rather fight them in iraq or syria or lebanon than in new york or los angeles.there is only one way to treat these monsters show no mercy because they wont show you any.
2006-08-09 11:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how much money we give to Israel (or any other country). But no matter how much it is, people did vote for it. Your senators and congressman are elected by you to make these kinds of decisions.
2006-08-09 11:53:05 · answer #7 · answered by Dave C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the people vote for this?
We elect officials who do what they damn well please with the money they forcefully take from our paychecks every week.
Believe me, if I voted on how my money was spent, it would be for domestic affairs, not ANY foreign intervention.
2006-08-09 11:53:30 · answer #8 · answered by ritabird1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so many homeless and people whom need those many in US itself.. for the money to go to a foreign country thats insane.
2006-08-09 11:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ lavender baby ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there too many jews in our government...duhh
if our government was full of hindus or something, we'd be giving prolly something like that to india every year....
2006-08-09 11:54:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋