US Senate approves 2005 Israel aid package

[Herschel]

US aid to Israel for the 2005 fiscal year passed its final hurdle on Thursday. The Senate passed the foreign aid appropriations bill, including aid to Israel, as part of a package of appropriations for most government agencies. President George W. Bush is expected to sign the bill this week.
The full amount of aid is will be deposited in the Bank of Israel account in New York shortly after the president's signature. The aid package will not be included in the Israeli government's budget for 2004.

Israel is due to receive $2.68 billion in aid: $2.2 billion in military aid and $480 million in civilian aid. $15.7 million, or 0.59%, will be deducted from this amount, under an across-the-board budget cut imposed on all items in the appropriations bill.

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Wonderful news. America continues to support this beacon of democracy in a sea of enemies.

[Jack Rabbit]

1. Dupe

Please click here.

[beanball]

2. Why are the Arabs

angry with us could it be that we supply weapons to their enemy so they can be slaughtered.?

[kalian]

5. Something like that....

[Gimel]

6. Maybe

so that they can't slaughter their enemies?

[Forkboy]

3. "beacon of democracy"

LMFAO....that was a good one Hersch.

[Herschel]

8. You again

Which country in the area has a government preferable to Israel's?

[drdon326]

9. I think ....

FORKBOY has just stopped LHFAO.

[Forkboy]

11. Guess again Don

I'm still laughing my ass off.You think wrong....again.

[Forkboy]

10. yep,me again

I never said it wasn't preferable to the surrounding countries,just laughed at your calling it a "beacon of democracy".It's a funny one,that's all.

No need to get all upset at a fellow progressive.

[drewb]

4. Beacon of democracy???

More like "A shining beacon of tolerance to light the rest of the world which is dark and desolate and swathed in anti-semitism"...

:puke:

:loveya:

:dunce:

[Herschel]

7. Well said

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[drewb]

12. Like Mr. Fork said above Mr. Herschel....

Us "progressives" have to stick together...

:loveya: