Last year Congress, under pressure from a powerful special interest lobby on behalf of a foreign country, sent Israel $63 million per day of our tax money.
- This despite the fact that for years Americans have said we give Israel too much money. More of our tax dollars have been sent to Israel, an affluent nation the size of New Jersey, than to any other country on Earth.
- Billions of dollars have flowed to Israel even though Israel has used our money to massacre, maim, and starve hundreds of thousands of children in what numerous experts have termed genocide. Israeli forces have killed medical workers and journalists, bombed hospitals, schools, churches, and mosques.
- Israel receives this money even while many American families, seniors, and veterans struggle to make ends meet. Meanwhile Israel provides universal health coverage and heavily subsidized college tuition for its citizens, including free tuition to new citizens. Israel’s national debt and unemployment rate are lower than our own. Internationally, its balance of payments is superior to ours.
- Israel has spied on the U.S. and stolen our technology, tried to sink a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Liberty, works to push us into disastrous, tragic wars on its behalf.
- It’s time to stop allowing a special interest group and billionaire campaign donors on behalf of a foreign country to dominate U.S. policies.
It is long past time to stop sending Israel our money and our weapons!