Tag: foreign aid
US Shutdown Suspends Military Aid to Israel
The Obama administration’s $3.2 billion annual military aid has been suspended due to the U.S. government shutdown over the debt ceiling. The sum for...
Report: Israel Seeking More US Military Aid
Israel is seeking an increase in U.S. military aid because of increasing security needs and new US sales of advanced weapons to Arab nations...
Saudi King Says Muslims Ready to Fund Egypt if US Cuts Aid
Saudi Arabia said Monday that it and other Muslim countries are ready to bankroll Egypt to make up for any financial aid that the...
Why They Hate Us
Islam is undergoing a modern crisis which perhaps only its clerics and lay leaders can rescue it from.
GOP Jews Leave Meeting with Rand Paul with ‘Pleasant Surprises’
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul held a conciliatory meeting with the Republican Jewish Coalition in his latest bid to forge ties with the pro-Israel community...
Money Won’t Buy Moderation in the Mideast
If billions of dollars have not bought PA support for a two-state solution in 20 years why should anything change now?
Why Salam Fayyad Stood No Chance against Fatah
Fayyad has no grassroots support or political power bases among Palestinians.
US Budget Cuts May Axe Funds for Israel’s Anti-Missile Systems
The “Unbreakable Alliance” motto for President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel next month may be undermined by massive budget cuts in US aid for Israel’ anti-terrorist missile programs.
Innocents Abroad Build Foreign Armies
When will American politicians and military leaders eventually realize that training foreign soldiers does not allies make them?
White House Response to Morsi’s Vitriol Reveals Its Policy Rationale
The US government will provide arms, money, and diplomatic support to a regime whose ruling forces openly evince hysterical antisemitism and call for genocide against Israel.
The Trillion Dollar Coin Approach to Mideast Peace
There is nothing qualitatively different between a trillion dollar coin, and a one dollar bill.