From: "Alan Siegrist" <[email protected]> > > I am very sorry about being remiss in answering your question. To be > frank, > it is not an easy question and so I had to think about it. Naturally, I do > not make US foreign policy so I cannot surmise the exact reasons for all > US > policy decisions. I think it is an overstatement and an oversimplification > to say that the US supports only the Israeli side in relations between > Israel and the Palestinians. As far as I know, the US has provided nearly > the same amount of foreign aid to both sides and has tried to remain a > position as a neutral broker to the conflict.
Wrong, again. You really should look things up before putting your foot in your mouthe. By now, I'd think you would have learned what an incredibly poor grasp of the facts you have. This one is particularly eggregious. Anyone who has been paying even the slightest attention over the last 40 years should be aware that Israel has always been one of, if not the, largest recipients of US aid. Since 2006, the US government has provided zero foreign aid to the Palestinians, since we don't like their democratically elected leadership (total cumulative aid to the Palestinians prior to that was less than our annual aid to Isreal) and "Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II." ... "Since 1985, the United States has provided nearly $3 billion in grants annually to Israel." http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/68794.pdf http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
