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i caught the end of it. that cuomo brother as the cnn host was trying to apologize or make out jill stein's policies as being more centrist, it was hilarious. like he never saw a green party before.

 

cuomo: isnt israel a special ally?

stein: all of our allies are special.

cuomo: but israel is a different kind of ally than saudia arabia or egypt, right?

stein: the countries who ally with us are our friends.

 

anyways, thanks on CNN for having jill stein green party and gary johnson libertarians. they usually ignore 3rd party like msnbc/fox.

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i caught the end of it. that cuomo brother as the cnn host was trying to apologize or make out jill stein's policies as being more centrist, it was hilarious. like he never saw a green party before.

 

cuomo: isnt israel a special ally?

stein: all of our allies are special.

cuomo: but israel is a different kind of ally than saudia arabia or egypt, right?

stein: the countries who ally with us are our friends.

 

anyways, thanks on CNN for having jill stein green party and gary johnson libertarians. they usually ignore 3rd party like msnbc/fox.

 

This doesn't square with her foreign policy platform "based on diplomacy, international law, human rights, and nonviolent support for democratic movements around the world." She implies here that it doesn't matter if it's a brutal dictator, as long as they ally with us they are our friends.

 

Also regarding our foreign policy, I'd like to ask her "would she ever justify intervening in a war of genocide even if it did not directly involve US interests?"

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I was actually a bit taken back a few days ago when they started advertising the air time for both parties....blame trump

clinton is gaining too much of a lead. They need to get those numbers a little closer for ratings! :) kidding....I think...

 

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This doesn't square with her foreign policy platform "based on diplomacy, international law, human rights, and nonviolent support for democratic movements around the world." She implies here that it doesn't matter if it's a brutal dictator, as long as they ally with us they are our friends.

 

Also regarding our foreign policy, I'd like to ask her "would she ever justify intervening in a war of genocide even if it did not directly involve US interests?"

she explains she wouldn't send money to Israel as long as they were occupying another country.

 

same with saudi Arabia.

 

we can be allies and not send money to brutal dictators...

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Ah, caught you pushing ANOTHER Trump talking point;

 

http://www.jewishisrael.org/israel-already-pays-for-us-aid-by-moshe-feiglin/

what? second of all, what? i was paraphrasing jill steins remarks about israel, watch the town hall video that i linked to.

 

trump also reversed that israel pay for aid position quickly, http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/trumps-foreign-policy-rollout-hits-some-bumps

 

i've long been a supporter of peace between israel and palestine. since probably 2001, shortly after they built that making whoopee wall. i've followed the stories ever since, including caterpillar bulldozers being used to bulldoze palestine houses.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_West_Bank_barrier

 

hilariously, but also telling about your ignorance, you are completely mistaken about trump's stance on israel.

 

trump is 100% pro-israel.

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-announces-creation-of-israel-advisory-committee

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/trump-good-for-jews-israel-and-america

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/media/a-trump-presidency-means-a-safer-israel

 

trump even leads the israel parade in NYC

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/how-trump-got-tapped-to-lead-nycs-israel-parade.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/21/donald-trump-calls-himself-lifelong-supporter-of-israel/

 

 

your article is a piece of bunny muffin and skips over the billions in actual money that usa gives israel every year.

 

http://journalistsresource.org/studies/international/foreign-policy/u-s-foreign-aid-to-israel-2014-congressional-report

 

Since it was founded in 1948, Israel has become the largest single recipient of U.S foreign assistance — a total of $121 billion, almost all of which has been in the form of military assistance. A 2014 report by the Congressional Research Service, “U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel,” highlights this historical support for Israel, as well as the current appropriations of defense funding and the key areas of military collaboration. (The report is an update of the 2012 edition, available here.)

 

The 2014 report’s findings include:

 

In 2007 the Bush Administration established a 10-year, $30 billion Israeli military aid package for fiscal years 2009 through 2018. The Obama Administration budgets have held true to this commitment, with $3.1 billion allocated for FY2014 and the same amount requested for FY2015.

 

This FY2015 foreign military financing (FMF) level would constitute roughly 55% of the United States’ total FMF funding worldwide and would finance 23% to 25% of the overall Israeli defense budget — percentages that clearly demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Israeli security and Israel’s dependence on U.S. support.

 

Since 2008 Congress has required the executive branch to submit biennial reports on “maintaining Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME) over neighboring militaries.” The report states that “the rationale for QME is that Israel must rely on better equipment and training to compensate for being much smaller geographically and in terms of population than its potential adversaries.”

 

In addition to the $3.1 billion in FY2015 funding, the Obama Administration also requested $96.8 million for joint US-Israeli programs and $175.9 million for Iron Dome, Israel’s short-range anti-rocket system. This funding is provided in regular U.S. defense authorization and appropriations bills and does not formally constitute direct bilateral aid.

 

The Iron Dome system has cumulatively received more than $704 million in U.S. financial support, with an additional $235.3 million appropriated in the FY2014 appropriations act and the $175.9 requested for FY2015. The U.S. has also assisted with the development of Israel’s David’s Sling long-range missile defense system, and since 1990, has contributed $2.365 billion to the Arrow Anti-Missile System, just under half of the program’s total cost.

 

Up to 26.3% ($815.3 million in FY2014) of U.S. FMF to Israel may be used for procurement from Israeli defense companies, enabling Israel to build a domestic defense industry that ranks in the top 10 of arms suppliers worldwide. No other recipient of U.S. military assistance is granted this benefit.

 

U.S. support isn’t limited to monetary gestures either. In 2008, the U.S. began the deployment of the X-Band Radar system on Israeli soil; an operation that remains U.S. owned and is staffed by U.S. troops. Not only is the X-Band system “far more capable of detecting incoming missiles than Israel’s natively produced radar system, but the United States has linked the X-Band to its global network of satellites in the U.S. Defense Support System.”

 

The U.S. Defense Department also stores military supplies on Israeli bases in preparation for combat, and if needed, Israeli forces can request use of these supplies from the U.S. government in times of emergency, as happened in the 2006 conflict with Hezbollah. The value of the U.S. materiel stored in Israel increased to $800 million in 2010, with Congressional approval for up to $1.2 billion.

 

The United States and Israel announced in 2010 that Israel will use $2.75 billion in FMF grants to purchase 19 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. Originally expected to be delivered in 2015, the aircraft are now projected for a 2016-2017 delivery date. An advanced but extremely expensive aircraft, the F-35 has experienced technical and budgetary troubles for more than a decade.

 

The United States also provides Israel with financial assistance not related to defense. This includes:

 

Since 1973 Israel has received annual grants from the State Department’s Migration and Refugee Assistance program to assist with the resettlement of migrants in Israel. Funding levels, which were at $60 million annually as recently as 2003, have decreased in recent years, with FY2014 at $15 million and the Obama Administration requesting $10 million for FY2015.

 

In 2003 Israel received $9 billion in loan guarantees over three years for economic recovery. The law authorizing the guarantees stated that they could only be used within Israel’s borders prior to June 5, 1967.

 

The U.S. Department of State later reduced the FY2003 loans by nearly $290 million because Israel continued the construction of settlements in the occupied territories and other actions. In FY2005 the available funds were cut by nearly $800 million, and Israel has not borrowed any funds since that year.

 

In 2012 Congress passed and the president signed a bill extending the loan-guarantee program until September 2015. “As of 2014, Israel is still authorized to issue up to $3.8 billion in U.S.-backed bonds. In general, Israel may view U.S. loan guarantees as a ‘last resort’ option, which its treasury could use if unguaranteed local and international bond issuances become too expensive.”

 

 

 

clinton is also pro israel.

 

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factchecks/2016/04/14/hillary-clinton-and-israel-a-30-year-record-of-friendship-leadership-and-strength/

 

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/national-security/

 

And she’ll continue to support Israel’s ability to defend itself, including by ensuring its Qualitative Military Edge, and oppose efforts to marginalize Israel on the world stage while supporting efforts to bring about a two-state solution. Read more here. Hillary also will invest in partnerships in Latin America, Africa, and Asia with people and nations who share our values and vision for the future.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/us/politics/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-vow-to-protect-israel-but-differ-on-means.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/21/hillary-clinton-faulting-donald-trump-calls-israels-security-nonnegotiable/

 

goddamnit open your eyes, trump and hillary are the same on many issues.

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your article is a piece of bunny muffin and skips over the billions in actual money that usa gives israel every year.

 

goddamnit open your eyes, trump and hillary are the same on many issues.

 

You are getting some likes because of your anger though. Good job. I only used the article to pin a Trump talking point. It was just a reference to show that. 

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maybe if USA stopped giving 3 billion per year to israel we could spend 1 billion on flint , or maybe a few billion on making sure all drinking water in the whole country is good and free of lead pipes.

No doubt. I think it's dumb to give them money. And crooked. Maybe if they had a natural disaster or something like that. Humanitarian aid. I think they should support themselves otherwise.

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