US should stop funding Israel: Republican Senator Rand Paul Sat Dec 1, 2018 02:35PM [Updated: Sat Dec 1, 2018 04:34PM ]
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a Federal Spending Oversight And Emergency Management Subcommittee hearing June 6, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP) Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during a Federal Spending Oversight And Emergency Management Subcommittee hearing June 6, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by AFP)
Top Republican Senator Rand Paul has opposed the “forever” funding of the Israeli regime by the US.
On Oct. 11, the Kentucky Senator placed a hold on a bill that gives Israel $38 billion in military assistance over 10 years, Politico reported on Friday.
Paul said that he was opposed to legislation, known as the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, and sought to make changes in it in coming days.
"While I’m not for foreign aid in general, if we are going to send aid to Israel it should be limited in time and scope so we aren’t doing it forever, and it should be paid for by cutting the aid to people who hate Israel and America," Paul's office said in an statement.
The legislation gives Tel Aviv $38 billion in the framework of a defense aid package over 10 years and was negotiated in the final days of the Obama administration.
Paul’s move has met strong opposition by major pro-Israel groups.
"Sen. Paul’s decision to hold this bill does not make America safer and does not ensure taxpayer dollars are used most efficiently – quite the opposite," the lobbying arm of the largest pro-Israel organization in the country said. Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Action Fund Chairwoman Sandra Parker claimed, "Aid to Israel provides the US with an extraordinary return on investment."
Earlier this year, Israel lauded the US decision to cut aid to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. PressTV-Netanyahu lauds US cuts to UN agency for Palestinians Palestinian leaders have accused the Trump administration of seeking to "liquidate" their cause.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said back in September that funding UNRWA perpetuated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of solving it.
Poster Comment:
Tatarewicz... "Aid to Israel provides the US with an extraordinary return on investment." Always find a joker in the crowd. [BPStorm] Sometimes I respected what Paul has said, but, "paid for by cutting the aid to people who hate Israel and America," What's that mean, about half the world by now? After this statement I won't be listening to this man anymore about anything. The Senate votes 100% to fund Israel, that's 100 out of 100 Senators, including Bernie Sanders. Disgusting. But, what do you expect out of a bunch of lap dogs for the Zionists.
[Tatarewicz] Obviously Paul's proposal falls far short of the mark but it's better than doing nothing. Good start.
Zahra Behbahaniyesterday at 09:38 AMERICAN ARE STUPID .THEY DONT HAVE MEDDI CARE NO CLEAN WATER .BUT THEY ZIONIST ROBB THEM 38 BILLION DOLLARS .SHAME ON AMERICANS, PRESIDENT AND SENATORS ZIONISTS, SERVANT.
[Tatarewicz] US newspapers and broadcast media is controlled through ownership/advertising by Jews so the public is unaware of the Israeli lobby making sure that only congressional candidates who express loyalty to Israel get the necessary funding and campaign support to get elected.