Already the largest recipient of US military aid at $3.1 billion, the prospect of an increase this year for Israel was more or less taken for granted. Yet in the days leading up to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit the size of that increase continues to grow precipitously.
The $31 billion, 10-year aid package is set to expire soon, and initial expectations were that a $35-$40 million package would usher in the new decade of subsidies, alongside a multi-billion dollar one-off package as “reparations” for the Iran nuclear deal.
By late October, the plan had grown to $41 billion, a $1 billion annual increase, and by Tuesday Netanyahu was demanding $4.5 billion annually. This too didn’t last long, as just days later, Israel is now seeking a minimum of $50 billion for the 10-year deal, along with that sizeable one-off package.
Some US officials are downplaying the talk of such a hike, believing they’ll eventually settle back in the $3.6-$3.7 billion range, but with the Obama Administration desperate to end months of Israeli Lobby condemnation related to the Iran deal, there seems to be quite a bit of momentum toward giving in to anything Netanyahu wants.
From what we've seen from Obama, Ryan and McConnell there is a good chance Netanyahu will get it.
"Reparations"? For what?
If the US had real leaders they would dump Israel and tell Netanyahu to go get the money from Adelson and Saban. This would be a win-win because the taxpayers would be off the hook from these parasites while Adelson and Saban wouldn't have the money to bribe congress.
Host and parasite.
The arrogance of Israel is unbelievable. Reparations for America's agreement with Iran, disgusting. Notify your representive, no more aid to Israel. We are enabling the occupation
Giving Netanyahu anything at all would only encourage his bad behavior.
He ought to be sent away empty handed, clearly told that he'll get nothing until he give something.
Israel is a brutal, racist, Jim Crow, apartheid, nuclear armed, expansionist, self proclaimed theocracy, based on nazi.like racial supremacy. Shame on us for aiding its ethnic cleansing genocide. If anything we should be dropping arms to the Palestinians who are simply trying to exist, instead of the
ISIS criminals created by
Israel and her suborned US government.
"Shame on us?" Leave me out of that "us"!
Israel….the ally who keeps on taking….
Those brave souls in congress, with the interest of the American people in mind, will surely rise up and resist this pernicious extortion. That is all but for the 430 plus quislings, who would sacrifice their mothers to serve their oligarchically anointed masters.
Israel should get a CUT in aid, not an INCREASE
They should get NO "aid." And no other nation should either. Where does it say in the Constitution the US gooberment gets to steal money from Americans to give to foreign gooberments?
One bully helps another bully!
izraHell should get cancelled. NO aid. Period.
Unbelievable! Sickening! While America continues to go down the tubes its "leaders" want to give a criminal nation 2 billion more in "aid"? If the American people could just digest the reality of Israel's behavior towards the USA, they would soundly reject ANY candidate who showed BLIND support for it. They would demand that he be thrown out of office and maybe even indicted for treason. This is totally unacceptable!
Members of Congress, many of whom will stand for election in less than a year, would do well to think twice about raising US "aid" to Israel by 60% after announcing there will be no COLA for seniors and veterans this year.
That billboard in Detroit holds even greater meaning now (see: https://www.rt.com/usa/319821-billboard-detroit-j… ).
Israel? Conforming to a racist stereotype?
Don't say it's true!
This prick is like Oliver Twist,the only word he knows is "more."
If literature is to be the filter for analyzing Nuttyyahoo, I'd argue that he's demanding his pound of flesh, it being about reparations and free goodies.
Israel has cut and is intending to make more cut further its spending for defense. It is planning to reduce mandatory service from 3 to 2 years. Does that sound like a nation needing aid? Israel, a wealthy nation, serves no interest of the American people and should receive no aid.
Actually, izreHell the zionist, super-parasite, terrorist state should pay the zionist-owned usssssssa; its hard-working war whore.
usssssssa = Un-free Soviet Socialist Satanic Soulless Savage-like Slave States of Amerikka
Tell Mr. Netanyahu that the American people need the money more than the Israelis.
It is really quite amazing that among 450 Congress persons and 100 Senators that there is not even one with the courage to oppose this "demand". World's only superpower governed by the largest collection of spineless wimps ever assembled.
Give Netanyahu a car bomb "send off" to that hot place where his buddy Satan lives! or better yet set up a nice vacation for him with Hezbollah as the tour guides…lol!
This comment probably won't get posted. But, the best 2-word response to extreme genocidal terrorist nuttyahoo begins (1st word) with "F" and the 2nd word is "you". It also applies to izraHell, the thug's nuclear terrorist state.