' Military aid to ' Israel' rip-off exposed on Tax Day.

[moon]

All across the country, cities and states are having trouble finding funds to meet the pressing needs of our communities. In Oklahoma, budget cuts have forced 20 percent of schools to adopt a shortened week. In Minnesota, 200,000 children are food insecure. And in New York City, 150 free school health clinics serving uninsured children may close due to a funding loss.

Yet Oklahomans give $35 million each year in weapons to Israel, money which could fund 431 teacher positions. Minnesotans give $69 million each year in weapons to Israel, money which could feed 45,572 hungry children. And New Yorkers give $145 million each year in weapons to Israel, money which could provide healthcare to 61,157 uninsured children.

These are just a few of the shocking budgetary trade-offs we discovered while building militaryaidtoisrael.org, https://uscpr.org/campaign/governmen...aid-to-israel/ an important new resource we’re launching today on Tax Day

The new interactive map tells you how much money people in your state, Congressional district, county, and city give each year for weapons to Israel – and what community needs that money could be funding instead.

It’s bad enough that we give taxpayer dollars for weapons to Israel when urgent community needs are going unmet. It’s even worse that Israel then uses these US weapons to commit atrocities against Palestinians who are denied freedom, justice, and equality under its apartheid regime, as is being demonstrated yet again by Israel’s shooting of Palestinian protesters participating in the Great Return March in Gaza.


Thank you for continuing to stand with Palestinian rights and helping us educate folks in the US about the price being paid for US military support for Israel.

This year’s total US allocation of weapons to Israel could fund instead one of the following:
46,778
elementary school teachers
2,514,282
people receiving food assistance
650,643
students receiving Pell Grants
1,595,938
children receiving healthcare
51,077
clean energy jobs

It's outrageous. It's time that Americans had an active role in where their taxes are spent. This is 2018 and IT makes this possible. It's already necessary.

[Phantasmal]

It's outrageous. It's time that Americans had an active role in where their taxes are spent. This is 2018 and IT makes this possible. It's already necessary.

I have always felt aide to some countries is ridiculous, especially when there are places in our own country that could use the funds, Flint comes to mind, maybe Matt Damon can bring clean water there.

[moon]

There are an estimated 45,000 homeless people living in Louisiana.

Louisiana gives nearly 45 million dollars a year for ' Israel's ' weapons.


Much of this absurd gift goes towards making people homeless in Palestine.

[cawacko]

There are an estimated 45,000 homeless people living in Louisiana.

Louisiana gives nearly 45 million dollars a year for ' Israel's ' weapons.


Much of this absurd gift goes towards making people homeless in Palestine.

You're making the argument that America has no strategic interest in the middle east and as such needs no allies and that isn't the case. Thus the reason we support Israel.

[moon]

You're making the argument that America has no strategic interest in the middle east and as such needs no allies and that isn't the case. Thus the reason we support Israel.

Turkey is regional. Turkey is an ally. Turkey is in NATO.

The AMOUNT of aid to ' Israel ' is obscene.

[Phantasmal]

http://www.nationmaster.com/country-...States/Economy

Why does Israel need our billions? Now they even develop and build their own military weapons. 2017 was the first year we were allowed a base in their country. It seems there is no valid reason to give them billions we could use for ourselves, if we quit giving them assistance will they end their alliance with us, I think not.

[kudzu]

You're making the argument that America has no strategic interest in the middle east and as such needs no allies and that isn't the case. Thus the reason we support Israel.

Israel has a small population and they are prosperous yet they get twice as much US foreign aid as the 97 million people of Egypt... and they get 10 times as much money as Haiti.

[cawacko]

Israel has a small population and they are prosperous yet they get twice as much US foreign aid as the 97 million people of Egypt... and they get 10 times as much money as Haiti.

I honestly just don't know enough on this issue to really get into the weeds and offer a detailed response. But if you told me that the value we get from the money we give to Israel is worth it, and that's why we give it, I would believe it.

I get that within a certain subset of the American left that support for Israel is anathema. I grew up in Oakland and going to hang out on the Cal Berkeley campus during high school was a big thing. Anyone who has visited probably knows Blondie's Pizza where they wear the Make Pizza Not War shirts. Across the street was always a guy on the sidewalk selling pins and bumper stickers and most of the merchandise was pro-Palestinian. I didn't fully understand what it all meant at the time but in retrospect I do.

[kudzu]

I honestly just don't know enough on this issue to really get into the weeds and offer a detailed response. But if you told me that the value we get from the money we give to Israel is worth it, and that's why we give it, I would believe it.

I get that within a certain subset of the American left that support for Israel is anathema. I grew up in Oakland and going to hang out on the Cal Berkeley campus during high school was a big thing. Anyone who has visited probably knows Blondie's Pizza where they wear the Make Pizza Not War shirts. Across the street was always a guy on the sidewalk selling pins and bumper stickers and most of the merchandise was pro-Palestinian. I didn't fully understand what it all meant at the time but in retrospect I do.

Israel is of no strategic importance to the US... NONE..

Israel is a spoiler for all our Arab allies in the region..

Why should a population of 6 million get annual foreign and military aid of 5 billion dollars a year? Compare them to Haiti which has a larger population.

[tsuke]

we need to cut off funds to the palestinians.

[cawacko]

Israel is of no strategic importance to the US... NONE..

Israel is a spoiler for all our Arab allies in the region..

Why should a population of 6 million get annual foreign and military aid of 5 billion dollars a year? Compare them to Haiti which has a larger population.

There are millions of Americans, Democratic and Republican, who disagree that Israel serves no strategic importance to the U.S. What is it that you know that so many of our leaders either don't or get wrong?

[kudzu]

There are millions of Americans, Democratic and Republican, who disagree that Israel serves no strategic importance to the U.S. What is it that you know that so many of our leaders either don't or get wrong?

NO US troops can ever be stationed in Israel and they have NOT fought with the US ever.

[BodyDouble]

This year’s total US allocation of weapons to Israel could fund instead one of the following:

And the $$$ and weapons going to Israel is $$$ and weapons well spent. Probably could be increased substantially if all the losers like you on the public dole were put to some actual work and the funds that feed your pathetic self were put to better use.

[BodyDouble]

we need to cut off funds to the palestinians.

Full carpet bombing of the 5mi. X 20miles of the Gaza strip wouldn't cost a whole lot and could be accomplished pretty quickly.

[moon]

And the $$$ and weapons going to Israel is $$$ and weapons well spent. Probably could be increased substantially if all the losers like you on the public dole were put to some actual work and the funds that feed your pathetic self were put to better use.

Full carpet bombing of the 5mi. X 20miles of the Gaza strip wouldn't cost a whole lot and could be accomplished pretty quickly.

Trollshit.