Funding for Israel is unjustified and at the expense of American interests

Israel is one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful countries. So why are we giving it more than $40 billion to pay for its war? Open your eyes. Israel has our Congress in a political headlock

By Ray Hanania

Free/Politics/Wednesday April 24, 2024

Look it up on Google. Israel has the fourth BEST performing economy among developed countries.

In 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated Israel's GDP per capita at $58,270, which is the 13th highest in the world. 

Israel's economy is projected to have grown at a rate of 6.3% in 2022, which is higher than the 3% projected for world economies that year.

So why is America taking tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money and giving it to Israel?

It's simple. Israel has America in a political headlock. You may not want to know the truth. But, if you turn off the pr-Israel propaganda, you can easily see that Israel's supporters have directed hundreds of millions of dollars into the campaign coffers of American members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Congress.

The amount of money that has been poured into the campaign coffers of our elected officials from Israel is obscene. According to Open Secrets, pro-Israel Political Action Committees (PACs) donate more money to politicians than any other political action committee movement.

Take a look on your own. Open your eyes. When it comes to Israel, Americans are driven by money to look away from the facts and instead to simply swallow Israel's government propaganda.

Let me say this. I am NOT anti-Israel. But, I am anti-Israel's Government. I oppose corrupt governments, tyrannical governments and governments that lie. And when it comes to lying and misleading propagandas, Israel's government not only does it best but uses its huge monetary support to ensure that the elected officials and politicians look away from the truth.

Check out these links at “Open Secrets” and see how much money pro-Israel lobbyists have given to our U.S. Senators and our U.S. Congressmen to turn away from our principles and from the truth!

That's why Israel, one of the richest nations in the world, is getting the most amount of foreign aid from U.S. Taxpayers. American taxpayers are paying the costs for Israel's military campaigns including its genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Click to view Pro-Israel contributions to U.S. Senators.

Click to view Pro-Israel contributions to U.S. Congressmen.

As much as $6 million to each member of the Senate. Nearly $3 million to each member of Congress. The amounts vary but they are obscene and should be prohibited.

Why would any member of the Senate and Congress receiving these donations reject funding for Israel and instead question Israel's government conduct?

The amount of money being given to Israel's government and taken from American taxpayers is obscene.

This issue isn't about whether Israel is right and Hamas is wrong. They are both killing each other. Hamas, a terrorist organization, murdered 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2024.

It was an unjustified horrendous assault. Civilians killed.

But, did that just happen?

No. In the months and years before Oct. 7, Israel attacked and killed some 250 Palestinians in 2023 before Oct. 7, including several Americans. And, Israel killed some 400 Palestinians in 2022, without consequence or being held accountable.

The only time anyone opened their eyes to the cycle of violence is when Israelis are killed.

Why? Because Israel has Americans in a headlock. They influence our Senate and Congress, buying their support.

Look at the list of fund recipients.

Israel does a far better job of public relations, spinning the truth to reflect their political agenda than the Arabs. I blame the Arabs for their failure to do exactly what Israel is doing.

The fact is, the American political system allows foreign countries to influence our government with huge campaign donations, but the master of campaign political manipulation is Israel. They do it and do it better than anyone else. In return, they receive more foreign aid from the same members of the Senate and Congress who they fund, than any other foreign country.

Click this link to view the list compiled by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Keep in mind that Ukraine has been receiving a lot of money and in 2023 has received more than Israel because of our involvement in trying to prevent the expansion of Russia's tyranny through Europe.

But it is amazing to me that there is little debate in giving Israel's government billions in American tax dollars, when they are the one country that can afford everything more than anyone, and yet we have to debate and fight over giving money to Ukraine to prevent the expansion of Russia's evildoer, Vladimir Putin, and dictator and irresponsible horrendous tyrant who has already threatened nuclear war.

We spend more defending Israel than defending ourselves.

How much have American taxpayers given Israel since the war in Gaza?

We gave Israel $14 billion immediately after the Gaza War began, not including the $3.8 billion we give it each year to fund its occupation and control of the Christian and Muslim cities in the West Bank.

And this week, we gave Israel $26 billion from the $95 billion appropriations bill that was approved by the Senate 78 to 18.

You can bet that every Senator who voted for that appropriation for Israel has received massive funding from Pro-Israel pacts.

That's $40 billion just in the past six months. Could we have used that $40 billion to help our own American people? Sure we can. But you have to ask yourself, who is fighting for the rights of the American people? Seniors who have to pay Federal taxes on their social security? Single parents who can barely put food on their table? Children who can't be clothed or fed? Those who are struggling because of the high costs of healthcare or who are unable to pay for their healthcare?

Israelis get free healthcare, and free education.

Instead of funding Israel's government, we should be paying for the needs of our own people, who actually pay more in taxes to the members of the Senate and Congress than do Israelis, but whose taxes mean so little.

Shame on this country for allowing the manipulation of our political system by foreign interests, foreign governments and tyrants like Israel's radical Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has used this conflict to push aside three criminal indictments, thanks to the help of our government.

You want to support peace, protect Israel and achieve a Two-State Solution, defeat Hamas terrorism and extremism?

Open your eyes to the truth. Look at the facts. Reject extremism and terrorism by both sides. Use commonsense.

Tell me, what is not true?