As I understand it, the money we give Egypt and -- to some extent -- Israel is basically a bribe to keep them from fighting each other. It seems to be working.
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What's the Big Deal with Israel?
- Thread starter Skwim
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As I understand it, the money we give Egypt and -- to some extent -- Israel is basically a bribe to keep them from fighting each other. It seems to be working.
Skwim
Veteran Member
And we should care 4.4 billion dollars worth because______________________________________________________________ .
dust1n
Zindīq
I guess, but that's the price of being Israel's sugar daddy for the time being.
FearGod
Freedom Of Mind
Sees
Dragonslayer
A name given to a region doesn't make it a specific country/state.
I guess that's a personal decision, Skim. Me, I vote to continue the aide in so far as it helps to prevent another holocaust. Of course, the current government of Israel seems hellbent on foiling that plan despite our efforts, but then that's only my opinion.
Tumah
Veteran Member
"2012/2014 Israel launches massive air campaign on Hamas in Gaza"
That's pretty sick.
Where I live, I can hear practically every jet making its way past. As well as a number of missiles, that made their way towards us. I can personally testify that the missiles came first. So between the two of us, we both know who's lying here, even if you want to hide it from everyone else.
Oddly your depiction of the "future" of Israel presents an interesting contrast to what Palestinians see as the future Palestine.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
That's what usually happens when countries lose a war.
FearGod
Freedom Of Mind
And it doesn't give the right for the ones living in such a state to live freely in it, the Palestinians should
move to Mars than living in their own state.
so Palestinians had the right to have guns and fight for their land
Tumah
Veteran Member
ISIS/Syria, Iran, and other TWOB.
I've worked & talked with a great many Xian fundies, & they seem to be the source of this tremendous support for Israel."This chart shows where the US’s $5.9 billion in foreign military aid goes each year
That's 53% of all foreign military aid! . .53
Some say that Israel (or Jews) are the tail which wags the dog.
But their Xian allies wield the real power.
Flankerl
Well-Known Member
And yet it says Palestine. So much for that.
You are under the false idea that I have to care about what Netanyahu says because I am Jewish. Which is sad.
Oh and the person in question was a member of the NSDAP. You really don't want to go there.
"Oh noes we give Israel money with which it then buys our products aka weapons, they are totally screwing us"
Oy vey mir.
Tumah
Veteran Member
Stabbing a 70 year old Arab male in the Jewish shuk, is a terrible example of fighting for land.
... and sending your 14 and 16 year old girls armed with scissors to do it, doesn't make it any better either.
GoodbyeDave
Well-Known Member
Am I the only person here who is sick of hearing about Jews and Israel?
What are you too good for everyone else now?
Tumah
Veteran Member
Nope. I'll give you $100 if you get the world to stop focusing on Israel and start paying attention to real problems. Between South America and Africa you have most of the worlds homicides. Yet when was the last time you heard about them...
My recommendation is to start with the UN.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
[sarcasm]But, but, but.... the UN is doing such a fine job. [/sarcasm]
U and N look really cool together.
Tumah
Veteran Member
That's what you get for just reading article titles. Netanyahu never said the word "Palestinian". He just says "Mufti of Jerusalem." Here's the clip.