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#1 II_Seraphim_II
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If for reasons unknown to man the U.S. public was given a chance to vote on whether or not the United States of America should continue strongly supporting Israel in the manner that it does or whether support should be reduced, how do you think the majority of people would vote? Yes, I know it's impossible to know without some sort of study, but I'm just curious to know what you believe the average citizen's feelings on the US/Israeli relations are.

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#2 Hewkii
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they would reduce support, because the only ones who actually want continued Israeli support are the Jewish Lobby, the evangelists who believe that Israel will bring about the apocalypse, and the military industrial complex.
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#3 mhh91
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The US needs those donations more than anyone these days

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#4 Fuhgeddabouditt
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well for the Bible fans, it is written that one day the U.S will drop Israel.
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#5 majwill24
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I wish I could say they would reduce support, but I know that isnt realisitic. the amount of propaganda the American people have been bombarded with by the jewish lobby has completely brainwashed them to the point that they will go over a cliff for Israel.

Some of the more intellectual people, are in my opinion worse, they are so blinded by hatred towards muslim or in favor of democracy so much, they turn a blind eye.

History will show that trumans support for the creation of an Israeli state, purely for politics, against the wishes of his entire cabinet, will be seen as one of the greatest blunder in US history.

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#6 Kandros
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Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

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#7 Mochyc
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Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

Kandros
Wooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaah... Are you saying Israel didn't need all that money, weapons, and support in the UN and international relations?
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#8 Dr_Brocoli
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To America, Israel is a buffer against extremist Islam countries. So, I think funding should remain to help keep the corrupt governments at bay.
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#9 Dr_Brocoli
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Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

Kandros
Yes, it did need support in the past, but thats another arguement.
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#10 II_Seraphim_II
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Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

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I really think that Israel needs US support. The US is pretty much the reason why the UN doesn't do anything regarding Israel. If The US stopped supporting Israel, it would probably be a whole different place in the middle east (probably closer to peace than it is now). And that's before we get into the discussion of funding, arms deals, etc...
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#11 quiglythegreat
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there are so many people in America that have no concept Israel exists. also, Netanyahu is getting owned on both sides of the Atlantic, diplomatically speaking
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#12 Anti-Venom
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Israel will one day be the next super power
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#13 quiglythegreat
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Israel will one day be the next super powerAnti-Venom
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.
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#14 grape_of_wrath
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[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="Kandros"]

Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

I really think that Israel needs US support. The US is pretty much the reason why the UN doesn't do anything regarding Israel. If The US stopped supporting Israel, it would probably be a whole different place in the middle east (probably closer to peace than it is now). And that's before we get into the discussion of funding, arms deals, etc...

The united states did not publicly support israel until the 60's. I don't see .anything,but a positive change since then.
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#15 quiglythegreat
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[QUOTE="Kandros"]

Israel doesn't need US support, never needed, and never will...

II_Seraphim_II
I really think that Israel needs US support. The US is pretty much the reason why the UN doesn't do anything regarding Israel. If The US stopped supporting Israel, it would probably be a whole different place in the middle east (probably closer to peace than it is now). And that's before we get into the discussion of funding, arms deals, etc...

actually, the UN has done everything it can do against Israel, but uh, that's not been very much. if you think the US keeps the UN quiet on Israel, take a look at the record. resolutions constantly denounce Israel's conduct.
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]Israel will one day be the next super powerquiglythegreat
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.

so much evidence points to them being the next super power
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]Israel will one day be the next super powerAnti-Venom
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.

so much evidence points to them being the next super power

are you being sarcastic? I just gave you a list of really big reasons why that's not the case
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"][QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.quiglythegreat
so much evidence points to them being the next super power

are you being sarcastic? I just gave you a list of really big reasons why that's not the case

your reasons dont justify the evidence I have
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"] so much evidence points to them being the next super powerAnti-Venom
are you being sarcastic? I just gave you a list of really big reasons why that's not the case

your reasons dont justify the evidence I have

ok. what evidence do you have?
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]Israel will one day be the next super powerquiglythegreat
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.

You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"][QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] are you being sarcastic? I just gave you a list of really big reasons why that's not the casequiglythegreat
your reasons dont justify the evidence I have

ok. what evidence do you have?

The evidence I have is very sensitive information...some of it took years of research. Im not dumb enough to give it all out on a video game website. I might get in trouble from the UN. sorry
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]Israel will one day be the next super powergrape_of_wrath
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.

You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.

so Israel has never depended on foreign aid is effectively self-sufficient when it comes to all matters military? does that include its (not-so-secret) nuclear program?
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#23 quiglythegreat
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"] your reasons dont justify the evidence I have Anti-Venom
ok. what evidence do you have?

The evidence I have is very sensitive information...some of it took years of research. Im not dumb enough to give it all out on a video game website. I might get in trouble from the UN. sorry

it's hard to tell if you're being trolled on this site or not, or maybe I'm just losing my touch.
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#24 Anti-Venom
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[QUOTE="Anti-Venom"][QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] ok. what evidence do you have?quiglythegreat
The evidence I have is very sensitive information...some of it took years of research. Im not dumb enough to give it all out on a video game website. I might get in trouble from the UN. sorry

it's hard to tell if you're being trolled on this site or not, or maybe I'm just losing my touch.

I wish I could share the information with you. It would change your mind on the subject
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#25 quiglythegreat
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"] The evidence I have is very sensitive information...some of it took years of research. Im not dumb enough to give it all out on a video game website. I might get in trouble from the UN. sorryAnti-Venom
it's hard to tell if you're being trolled on this site or not, or maybe I'm just losing my touch.

I wish I could share the information with you. It would change your mind on the subject

let's hear it then
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#26 grape_of_wrath
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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"][QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.quiglythegreat
You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.

so Israel has never depended on foreign aid is effectively self-sufficient when it comes to all matters military? does that include its (not-so-secret) nuclear program?

Israel received american aid since the israeli-egyptian peace treaty(so do the egyptians,for that matter-and a bunch of other countries). but 2 billion dollars annually isn't that big of a deal(in thses levels),especially considering that israel is forced to use 75% of that buying over-priced 2nd and 3rd tier american weaponry and USMC and army low quality extras. the american pieces of equipment sold to the IDF are almost all garbage.and i'm telling you this as a former israeli commander-we always prefer to use israeli made weaponry and ammo-they don't break when you use it. So to the point-no.considering the amount of taxes paid by israeli citizens and the amount of military spending by the israeli government.no-the IDF does not depend on the US support. considering the nuclear program-I have no idea,and I don't really care-nobody really knows anything about it,except that it's there.it's not IDF affiliated,anyway.
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#27 quiglythegreat
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.grape_of_wrath
so Israel has never depended on foreign aid is effectively self-sufficient when it comes to all matters military? does that include its (not-so-secret) nuclear program?

Israel received american aid since the israeli-egyptian peace treaty(so do the egyptians,for that matter-and a bunch of other countries). but 2 billion dollars annually isn't that big of a deal(in thses levels),especially considering that israel is forced to use 75% of that buying over-priced 2nd and 3rd tier american weaponry and USMC and army low quality extras. the american pieces of equipment sold to the IDF are almost all garbage.and i'm telling you this as a former israeli commander-we always prefer to use israeli made weaponry and ammo-they don't break when you use it. So to the point-no.considering the amount of taxes paid by israeli citizens and the amount of military spending by the israeli government.no-the IDF does not depend on the US support. considering the nuclear program-I have no idea,and I don't really care-nobody really knows anything about it,except that it's there.it's not IDF affiliated,anyway.

but so you're saying that the IDF would be totally fine, and never was dependent on foreign powers for its establishment or anything?
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#28 Atheists_Pwn
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i would vote to drastically reduce support for Israel
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#29 grape_of_wrath
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but so you're saying that the IDF would be totally fine, and never was dependent on foreign powers for its establishment or anything?quiglythegreat
It's dependent on weapon deals-in the 50's and 60's it was supplied by french weaponry and afterwards it was supplied by american weaponry.every nation is dependent on the weapons market and weapon deals.the IDf ,however, is not in existence due to foreign money. regarding it's establishment-it was dependent on a lot of factors -but definitely not the american government. the only time that israel would have been in peril if it weren't for the united states-was in the 1973 war.when an air-train of weaponry and ammunition relieved it's depleted stocks. So in summation-The IDF would be completely fine right now,and through most of history w/o foreign aid.except for a few crucial points(weapon deals with france and britain in the 50's,the air-train in 73' etc.) .it's definitely not a powerful army due to america.
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I'm all for ending the alliance.

No country in the Middle East, Israel included, should be trusted by the United States. How quickly people forget that Israeli Defense Force attacked one of our ships during The Six Day War and claimed it was an accident. The ship was flying an American flag and had the clear markings of a US Navy ship. Yet it was still attacked by torpedo boats,helicopters and bombers. To top it all off, they have been caught spying on us several times! Then we have the Palestinians who cheered on the destruction of the twin towers and attacked US embassy personal during peace talks.

We shouldn't be involved at all. Neither side of this conflict can be trusted to deal in good faith.

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I'm all for ending the alliance.

No country in the Middle East, Israel included, should be trusted by the United States. How quickly people forget that Israeli Defense Force attacked one of our ships during the Six Day war and claimed it was an accident. The ship was flying an American flag and the clear markings of a US Navy ship. Yet it was still attacked by torpedo boats,helicopters and bombers. To top it all off, they have been caught spying on several times! Then we have the Palestinians who cheered on the destruction of the twin towers and attacked US embassy personal during peace talks.

We shouldn't be involved at all. Neither side of this conflict can be trusted to deal in good faith.

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Yep, I was just reading up on how Israel has been stealing foreign passports for use by their assassination agency, the Mossad... I can't see how any country could ally themselves with one that steals their citizens identities to be used by government sanctioned assassins.

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1.1954 Israel False Flag operation, The Israelis used bombs on US Installations on Egypt, To make it look like the Arabs did it. When the operation was later discovered as a False flag, US Broke relations for a Few years and then re-allied.

2.Israel bombs American ships that had American flags and claims that the ship were mistaken for egyption ships.

If most Americans knew about those two incidents..Well it will change things.

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#33 Pixel-Pirate
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I don't get why we are supporting a developed nation with it's own means.

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Yep, I was just reading up on how Israel has been stealing foreign passports for use by their assassination agency, the Mossad... I can't see how any country could ally themselves with one that steals their citizens identities to be used by government sanctioned assassins.htekemerald
You mean...like the CIA and MI6? do we really need to go to the alleged hit records of european countries and the united states in particular,to show how hypocritical it is to point out the mossad(which is the foreign intelligence agency,not an "assassination agency" ) when it mucks things up?
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#35 hamstergeddon
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My personal opinion on this are clear. Israel (with the backing of the US, nonetheless) is committing war crimes against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank area. Furthermore, Israel is THE main point of contention between the US and Middle Eastern Islamic countries. Both Al-Qaeda and Hamas have stated their animosity towards the US is almost solely because of our backing of Israel. Also, the fact that we're sending Israel funds when we have a gigantic national deficit while Israel has a huge national surplus is just ridiculous. I don't know how the public feels on this issue though...
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#36 krazy-blazer
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I don't get why we are supporting a developed nation with it's own means.

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Talk about being fair. I mean seriously, Does it look like the support that they are giving Israel equal to the support Palestine gets? and Palestine is not only not Developing, But undeveloped at all. One could argue that Arabs are supporting Palestine, Well, Europe is supporting Israel too.
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[QUOTE="htekemerald"] Yep, I was just reading up on how Israel has been stealing foreign passports for use by their assassination agency, the Mossad... I can't see how any country could ally themselves with one that steals their citizens identities to be used by government sanctioned assassins.grape_of_wrath
You mean...like the CIA and MI6? do we really need to go to the alleged hit records of european countries and the united states in particular,to show how hypocritical it is to point out the mossad(which is the foreign intelligence agency,not an "assassination agency" ) when it mucks things up?

So your defending state sanctioned assassinations now?

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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"][QUOTE="htekemerald"] Yep, I was just reading up on how Israel has been stealing foreign passports for use by their assassination agency, the Mossad... I can't see how any country could ally themselves with one that steals their citizens identities to be used by government sanctioned assassins.htekemerald

You mean...like the CIA and MI6? do we really need to go to the alleged hit records of european countries and the united states in particular,to show how hypocritical it is to point out the mossad(which is the foreign intelligence agency,not an "assassination agency" ) when it mucks things up?

So your defending state sanctioned assassinations now?

I'm not defending anything or anyone. and I don't know who did it or why this particular person was killed. i'm saying it is overbearingly hypocritical to point someone out because you don't like him when everyone(and I mean everyone) is doing it. It's not up to me to say if it's right or wrong. by the way,isn't the united states publicly and actively trying to kill osama bin-laden?
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[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"][QUOTE="Anti-Venom"]Israel will one day be the next super powergrape_of_wrath
their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.

You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.

So your saying All the money they gained, the Resources they used to make their tanks, Were not donated from an outer source? If you told me Israel bought some, Where would it get that money?
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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"][QUOTE="quiglythegreat"] their 'strong' military is pretty dependent on US money and support. they are small geographically and in terms of population. they do not have many national resources. their very existence was only at the allowance the real super powers.krazy-blazer
You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.

So your saying All the money they gained, the Resources they used to make their tanks, Were not donated from an outer source? If you told me Israel bought some, Where would it get that money?

:| taxes.like everyone else. the taxation rate in israel reaches 50%.
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#41 krazy-blazer
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I'm all for ending the alliance.

No country in the Middle East, Israel included, should be trusted by the United States. How quickly people forget that Israeli Defense Force attacked one of our ships during The Six Day War and claimed it was an accident. The ship was flying an American flag and had the clear markings of a US Navy ship. Yet it was still attacked by torpedo boats,helicopters and bombers. To top it all off, they have been caught spying on us several times! Then we have the Palestinians who cheered on the destruction of the twin towers and attacked US embassy personal during peace talks.

We shouldn't be involved at all. Neither side of this conflict can be trusted to deal in good faith.

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No Middle eastern country, Whatsever, at All? Not UAE,Kuwat?Turkey?Pakistan? All these countries are frorm the middle east..Saying No middle eastern country sounds kinda biased since alot of them supported the USA.

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[QUOTE="htekemerald"]

[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] You mean...like the CIA and MI6? do we really need to go to the alleged hit records of european countries and the united states in particular,to show how hypocritical it is to point out the mossad(which is the foreign intelligence agency,not an "assassination agency" ) when it mucks things up?grape_of_wrath

So your defending state sanctioned assassinations now?

I'm not defending anything or anyone. and I don't know who did it or why this particular person was killed. i'm saying it is overbearingly hypocritical to point someone out because you don't like him when everyone(and I mean everyone) is doing it. It's not up to me to say if it's right or wrong. by the way,isn't the united states publicly and actively trying to kill osama bin-laden?

I don't exactly support american's and their state sactioned assassinations either... or any government for that matter.

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[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"][QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] You mean the 2 to 3 billion dollars,annually? roughly 2%-3% of the israeli budget? the moneteray support really isn't the bulk of the american support(in contrary to the weapon deals and international support). the israeli army really isn't dependent on the money.grape_of_wrath
So your saying All the money they gained, the Resources they used to make their tanks, Were not donated from an outer source? If you told me Israel bought some, Where would it get that money?

:| taxes.like everyone else. the taxation rate in israel reaches 50%.

If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.
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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"][QUOTE="krazy-blazer"] So your saying All the money they gained, the Resources they used to make their tanks, Were not donated from an outer source? If you told me Israel bought some, Where would it get that money?krazy-blazer
:| taxes.like everyone else. the taxation rate in israel reaches 50%.

If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.

that's a completely unsupported argument. Israel currently has a budget surplus. Also, Israel spends a ridiculous amount of their army. Maybe if we stopped funding of them they would cut back on their massive, elite army and be less aggressive?
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[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="krazy-blazer"][QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] :| taxes.like everyone else. the taxation rate in israel reaches 50%.

If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.

that's a completely unsupported argument. Israel currently has a budget surplus. Also, Israel spends a ridiculous amount of their army. Maybe if we stopped funding of them they would cut back on their massive, elite army and be less aggressive?

How is that not a supported argument? When i asked if it's not depending on Foreign support, Where does the money come from, His only answer was taxes, So that's my point. Israel has one of the highest quality of life, If it's presenting high quality life for all 7 million people, I doubt it can be supported with solely taxes.
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If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.krazy-blazer
And you're making that assertion,out of what? the amount of american monetery support to israel is a matter of public record,the israeli yearly budget is a matter of public record. if a country has only 7 million people-it also means it has to support only 7 million people(in terms of health,education...and how do you get that they're of high quality? that's laughable). otherwise countries like holland and belgium would go bankrupt(seeing as they offer much better services for citizens,and the healthcare budget in israel-surpasses the security budget by a large chunk).
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[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="krazy-blazer"] If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.krazy-blazer
that's a completely unsupported argument. Israel currently has a budget surplus. Also, Israel spends a ridiculous amount of their army. Maybe if we stopped funding of them they would cut back on their massive, elite army and be less aggressive?

How is that not a supported argument? When i asked if it's not depending on Foreign support, Where does the money come from, His only answer was taxes, So that's my point. Israel has one of the highest quality of life, If it's presenting high quality life for all 7 million people, I doubt it can be supported with solely taxes.

Every other country in the world is able to support their own people with their own taxes.... why shouldn't Israel have to? And if the US is struggling to provide for our OWN people's quality of life, why should we give a damn about the people of Israel's quality of life? Honestly. Why exactly is Israel entitled to OUR tax money?
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[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"] If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.grape_of_wrath
And you're making that assertion,out of what? the amount of american monetery support to israel is a matter of public record,the israeli yearly budget is a matter of public record. if a country has only 7 million people-it also means it has to support only 7 million people(in terms of health,education...and how do you get that they're of high quality? that's laughable). otherwise countries like holland and belgium would go bankrupt(seeing as they offer much better services for citizens,and the healthcare budget in israel-surpasses the security budget by a large chunk).

I don't know if it's a confirmed source but i saw it on Wikipedia. Common sense, Lets take USA for example, yes they have Taxes, 300 Million people 2nd most weapon seller in the world,Largest income in the world..Etc If what you said is correct, How is USA Barely able to support its citizens? And I'm pretty sure it's not supporting alot of them.
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#49 grape_of_wrath
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[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"][QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] :| taxes.like everyone else. the taxation rate in israel reaches 50%. hamstergeddon
If Israel depended on Taxes, It wouldn't be able to pay for Military,Health,Education..Etc. Especially with only 7 Million people. May it would be able to, But not with such quality.

that's a completely unsupported argument. Israel currently has a budget surplus. Also, Israel spends a ridiculous amount of their army. Maybe if we stopped funding of them they would cut back on their massive, elite army and be less aggressive?

I actually agree-If I were an american taxpayer. I would be pissed having to finance other countries. but cutting the israeli budget is cutting the american foreign aid money by about 16%-the rest goes to egypt,jordan,the PLO,the gaza strip, ethiopia,bolivia etc. etc. etc. it's just a tool to hold leverage over the world. the united states government sees it as imperative to it's interests.
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[QUOTE="hamstergeddon"][QUOTE="krazy-blazer"][QUOTE="hamstergeddon"] that's a completely unsupported argument. Israel currently has a budget surplus. Also, Israel spends a ridiculous amount of their army. Maybe if we stopped funding of them they would cut back on their massive, elite army and be less aggressive?

How is that not a supported argument? When i asked if it's not depending on Foreign support, Where does the money come from, His only answer was taxes, So that's my point. Israel has one of the highest quality of life, If it's presenting high quality life for all 7 million people, I doubt it can be supported with solely taxes.

Every other country in the world is able to support their own people with their own taxes.... why shouldn't Israel have to? And if the US is struggling to provide for our OWN people's quality of life, why should we give a damn about the people of Israel's quality of life? Honestly. Why exactly is Israel entitled to OUR tax money?

That wasn't my argument, I agree USA should stop supporting Israel, My argument was about Israel's economy.