RE: World opinion survey

From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sat 07 Dec 2002 - 06:10:13 GMT

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    > Lawry:
    > >
    > >Our aid to Israel is actually substantially larger than for Egypt,
    > >when you count both military and open accounts assistance, and it is
    > >even greater if you count the numerous trade breaks we give the
    > >Israel. Of course, on a per capita basis our aid to Israel is
    > >several-fold what we give to anyone else. It is a choice we make, but
    > >a costly one, financially, politically, and in terms of our own
    > >security.
    > >
    > >Cheers,
    > >Lawry
    >
    > You are right here Lawry.
    > The CIA Factbook (sic) states that the (Hebrew) population of Israel
    > is nearly 6.3 million. This includes .25 million 'settlers' in the
    > Occupied Palestine and nearly the same in other disputed areas. It
    > does not include any Arabs whether they live in Israel or its
    > 'possessions'. The 'Factbook' doesn't have an entry for Palestine but
    > it does have an entry for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as if they
    > were separate countries. Nonetheless, as you say the massive amount of
    > aid, (almost $800 per capita next year just in direct military aid
    > alone = $27 from every Usanian), is at the heart of much resentment in
    > Moslem and non-Moslem peoples. Does anyone on the list have a total
    > US/Israeli aid figure? Jeremy
    >
    > The leader who leads from faith works from a warped version of
    > strength Wade T Smith
    >
    Israel is kinda like the modern Berlin, except, instead of being a democratic city surrounded by hostile Communist totalitarian regimes, it is a tiny democratic nation surrounded by hostile Islamofascist totalitarian regimes.
    >
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