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ACTION ALERT: Stop US Military Aid to Israel

by Haitham Sabbah May 4, 2010

Contact your state congressmen or senators today. The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to vote for it’s annual $3 Billion assistance to Israel’s IOF. The US 2011 budget is now in the House Appropriations Committee, and Israel is to be given another $3 Billion in Military Aid! In past years, Israel has been given [...]

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Israel and Aid

by Haitham Sabbah March 24, 2010

By Ralph Nader* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz On July 10, 1996, at a Joint Session of the United States Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation for these words: “With America’s help, Israel has grown to be a powerful, modern state. …But I believe there can be no greater tribute to [...]

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How Much Military Aid to Israel…Do You Provide?

by Haitham Sabbah February 9, 2010

Between 2009-2018, the United States is scheduled to give Israel–the largest recipient of U.S. aid–$30 billion in military aid. Through its illegal 42-year military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, Israel misuses U.S. weapons in violation of U.S. law to kill and injure Palestinian civilians, destroy Palestinian civilian infrastructure, blockade [...]

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Rethinking the costs of peace

by SR Editor May 24, 2009

BY JOSH RUEBNER In pledging to trim ineffective spending, President Obama declared that “there will be no sacred cows and no pet projects. All across America, families are making hard choices, and it’s time their government did the same.” By asking earlier this month for $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel in his FY2010 [...]

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Osama will kill you?

by Haitham Sabbah September 19, 2006

wired.com has an interesting article titled “One Million Ways to Die”, in which Ryan talks about the billions spent by the U.S. government since 9/11 on anti-terrorism projects. The U.S. Admin also instituted a color-coded alert system that has never been green! But then he asks: how likely are you, statistically speaking, to die from [...]

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