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Pentagon in Charge of Aid to Israel?
Cantor explains that taking Israel out of the Sate Department’s annual budget will allow the US to continue protecting the security aid given to Israel, even if the rest of the foreign aid budget will be frozen due to a conflict between the Democratic president and a Republican House of Representatives.
We need Rep. Cantor out of Congress
By Yitzhak Benhorin
YNet”- – WASHINGTON – In the days leading up to the United States Congress mid-term elections, senior Republicans are contemplating transferring the annual foreign aid responsibilities, provided these days to Israel from the State Department’s foreign aid budget, to the hands of the Pentagon.
According to advocates of this proposal, disconnecting Israel from the foreign aid’s law will guarantee the continued support while also allowing the Republicans to take control of the foreign aid budget and the money flow to other countries.
Israel is the biggest beneficiary of US foreign aid in its current formant. A couple of years ago, the Bush administration approved a 30 billion dollar aid budget to Israel, spreading out over a decade.
Since signing their peace agreement back in 1979, Israel and Egypt have received most of US foreign aid budget, which is approved every year by each of the Two Houses of Congress.
Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican serving in the US House of Representatives, has recently told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), that the House of Representatives, headed by the Republican Party, will work towards stopping the American aid to countries who do not operate according to American interest.
This means that there is a possibility that the House of Representatives will not approve the foreign aid budget submitted by the Government.
Israel is looking into it
Cantor said that a big part of the US dilemma surrounding this issue is due to the fact that Israel is part of the overall foreign aid budget, and not a separate one. He goes on to mention that hopefully some kind of separation can be made when it comes to the tax payers’ money going to Israel.
Only eight days before the congress mid-term elections, there seems to be a growing chance of a power shift from a Democratic to a Republican majority in the House.
Cantor explains that taking Israel out of the Sate Department’s annual budget will allow the US to continue protecting the security aid given to Israel, even if the rest of the foreign aid budget will be frozen due to a conflict between the Democratic president and a Republican House of Representatives.
If the Republicans win the upcoming elections, there will be more Tea Party right-winged representatives supporting tax cut-backs and strict foreign aid policy. Some of them have already stated that they intend to vote against foreign aid.
Israeli officials are looking into the issue, even if at this point it’s only a proposal and not a practical discussion. Such a separation in the foreign aid budget might not be good for Israel, and may tie her down more when it comes to American interest and hurt her independence.
2010 Copyright – Yitzhak Benhorin, Ynet Washington Correspondent
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When will Congress “get it”? We don’t WANT to fund Israel, much less put the funds in a “protected pot” for them. It’s clear CANTOR knows his priority is Israel, not Americans. I certainly won’t vote or him in the future. Let Israel EARN its own war chest. Israel just ordered the 20 or so warplanes of the type needed to bomb Iran; they sent “us” the bill. It’s about time Americans said “NO MORE”.
The United States had a coup d’etat in 1963, with a foreign power taking control. No one noticed and now they are paying the price. America will not be free until the second Revolution of Independence.
The money the US pays to Israel, roughly $3bn per year excluding military hardware, is taxation without representation. It is also illegal for the US to give money to any country that has a nuclear program but has not signed the NNPT.
this is insane!…the Pentagon already has too much power, are unaccountable with our tax dollars…they lost trillions with a T just before 911 and are already controlled by AIPAC
Of course, protecting the American taxpayer’s subsidy of a foreign country is much more important than anything else in the entire world, including the financial future of America and Americans.
Rep. Cantor a stupid zionist jew needs to be sent packing. send this bastard jew back to Is—ra–hell. let the jews and the sell out zionist jew Joe Liberman and trader John McCain and his side kick Linsey Graham , all go with him. as far as i am concerned we the people should not pay a dime in income taxes back to the government so then can give the money away foolishly. americas people STARVE WHILE THE POLITICANS GET AWAY WITH BLOODY MURDER.( ITS TIME TO COMPLETELY STOP THIS BULL-SHIT.)
I agree with you completely! Couldn’t have said it better myself. The only person in congress who thinks the same is Ron Paul.
Eric Cantor will work towards stopping the American aid to countries who do not operate according to the interests of
AIPAC/ADL/SPLC/ & CITIZENS UNITED FOR ETERNAL B.S. & WAR
& AND JOHN HAGEE!!
We need Rep. Cantor out of Congress
End all foreign influence in government, Israel, China and the corporations that claim to be American but are owned by foreigners that hate our guts.
THE UNITED STATES OF ISRAEL
Malignant jewish tumor growing upon Palestine.
Stop feeding this parasite.
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