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Originally posted by Stare At The Sun
First off, my post was originally in response to another thread. Hence why this is a Spin off thread. However, I am not saying that what the Nazi's did was right, what I am saying is that the number of victims of the holocaust was vastly overexagerated, and was used to get sympathy for Israel, and to this day, the Jews are trying to increase the number to as high as 9 million, to gain more sympathy 
Why this bothers me is that the United States, and many other countries, send billions(35 billion from the US alone) to Israel every year, not to mention arming them to the teeth with the latest and greatest of military tech. This money could be much better spent on domestic issues.
Perhaps if i show some of the things that Israel is doing, like the construction of their new "fence", in territory they have no claim to, shooting people w/ m-16's when they are having rocks thrown at them, running those same people over in tanks, bullying the entire middle east, and constantly threatening the stability of the region. Just one example of how the US turns a blind eye to whatever Israel does:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1061765.htm
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First off Federal Aid for Israel is nowhere near 35 billion annually, from what I remember we give them about 5 billion in foreign/military aid along with Turkey and Egypt. Secondly what aid we do give them is well deserved 1) they were a very solid and strategic Ally in the cold war 2) they deserve it for the peace they made (or attempted too) with their war mongering Arab neighbors. You tell me how you feel about a fence after hundreds of terrorist attacks almost daily, especially when the people perpetrating it are fucking goon losers who picked the fight and lost. Everytime Israel eases restrictions another Palestinian slips through strapped with a bomb and blows up a bus. They have every right to defend their soverigns anyway they need too, that is the governments responsibility.
You tell me how you would feel after being invaded by enemy countries 3 times (48', 56', 73') and being dragged into a preemptive war in 73', and being forced to take action several times more because other countries knowingly and willing harbor and aid terrorists trying to destroy your country. The Palestinians are in a rough spot. But Ass clown terrorists like Islamic Jihad and Hamas whose sole purpose is to kill Israel's and destroy the State are not helping their cause, that is why I give Israel my full support.