To all US tax payers. Israel receives about 3 Bln dollars in aid each year from US taxpayers. One fifth of all US aid goes to Israel. Over your working life this equates to 25,000 dollars for every Israeli. Instead of funding Israeli State terrorism this money could have been spent on a universal health service for you and your family. Google this information on ifamericans knew org or Google the words US aid to Israel. It is your tax dollars. Tell your congress and senate how you want it spent.
JewishfanObserver(2 years 5 months ago)
The truth is that Palestine is no more real than Never-Never Land. The first time the name was used was in 70 A.D. when the Romans committed genocide against the Jews, smashed the Temple and declared the land of Israel would be no more. From then on, the Romans promised, it would be known as Palestine. The name was derived from the Philistines, a Goliathian people conquered by the Jews centuries earlier. Romans also tried to change the name of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina, but that didnt work.
Barack Obama Speech Jun 09Observer(2 years 6 months ago)
The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. It is time for these settlements to stop. Israel must also live up to its obligations to ensure that Palestinians can develop their society. Israel must take concrete steps to enable such progress. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a State of their own