The American Money Tree: The Untold Story of US Aid to Israel.
2021-01-02
The American Money Tree:
The Untold Story of US Aid to Israel.
by Ramzy Baroud,
Posted January 1, 2021 by Edward Morgan
Congress quietly wedged billions of dollars of aid to Israel even as it debated for months over a measly $600 to help Americans endure the COVID downturn.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Israeli Knesset, or Parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Netanyahu said, “We did not want elections, but we will win.” (Yonatan Sindel/Pool Photo via AP)
On December 21, the United States Congresspassed the COVID-19 Relief Package, as part of a larger $2.3 trillion bill meant to cover spending for the rest of the fiscal year. As usual, US representatives allocated a massive sum of money for Israel.
While unemployment, thus poverty, in the US isskyrocketing as a result of repeated lockdowns, the US found it essential to provide Israel with $3.3 billion in ‘security assistance’ and $500 million for US-Israel missile defense cooperation.
Although a meager $600 dollar payment to help struggling American families was the subject of several months of intense debate, there was little discussion among American politicians over...
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