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Obama Promises $30 billion to Israeli Military

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israel america flag Obama Promises $30 billion to Israeli Military U.S. President Barack Obama will not cut the billions of dollars in military aid promised to Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said Wednesday.

The $30 billion in aid promised to Israel over the next decade will not be harmed by the world financial crisis, the official told Israel Radio. He spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Obama Administration however expects the next government of Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu to continue peace negotiations with the Palestinians, he said.

The increased military aid was promised to outgoing prime minister Ehud Olmert by then-under secretary of state for political affairs Nicholas Burns in August 2007. source

So, what does the USA give to Israel?

Total direct aid to Israel, 1948-2003, $89.9 billion (uncorrected for inflation)

Since 1976 Israel has been the largest annual recipient of US aid. It is the largest cumulative recipient since World War II.

Direct U.S. aid for each Israeli citizen in 2001 (per capita annual income of Israel = $16,710) — over $500

Direct U.S. Aid for each Ethiopian citizen in 2001 (per capita annual income of Ethiopia = $100) — about $.45

REGULAR US GRANT AID in FY 2003

1. $2.76 billion military aid grant
2. $2.1 billion economic support funds
3. $600 million refugee resettlement grant

COMMERCIAL LOAN GUARANTEES IN FY 2003, $2 billion

BUSH ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST FOR FY 2003

1. Military aid grant $1 billion
2. Commercial loan guarantees $9 billion
3. Arrow missile development $60 million

TOTAL AID FOR FY 2003 $14.82 billion

Percentage of U.S. foreign aid that goes to Israel — 30%

Israel’s population as a percentage of world population — .01%

Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) states, “No assistance may be provided under this part to the government of any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.” 22 U.S.C. 2304(a)

Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act prohibits selling military equipment to countries that use them for non-self-defense purposes.
The U.S. State Department determined in February 2001 that Israel has committed each of the acts that the law defines as “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges and trial, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, and other flagrant denials of the right to life, liberty, or the security of person.” It described Israeli army use of live ammunition against Palestinians when soldiers were not in impending danger as “excessive use of force.”

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