US House spending bill includes full $3.1 billion for Israel

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WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill on Wednesday that includes $3.1 billion in security assistance for Israel.

That figure marks a restoration of funds back to levels not seen since the sequester on military spending in 2013, when all funding was automatically cut.

A 2007 memorandum, committing the US to Israel's qualitative military edge over its neighbors in the region, commits US security support to the Jewish state at roughly $3 billion.

“The overwhelming passage of $3.1 billion in Israel security assistance as part of the larger omnibus appropriations bill again demonstrates the bipartisan commitment to ensuring Israel’s security needs are fully met,” Eliot Engel (D-NY), ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

A substantial portion of the aid package is earmarked for Arrow, Arrow 2 and David's Sling, Israel's long- and medium-range missile defense systems.

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http://www.jpost.com/International/House-spending-bill-includes-full-31-billion-for-Israel-338398

[Harmony Blue]

1. Israel has a strong economy

resources, and military. They don't need monetary aid from us but more diplomatic work with their neighbors.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. But for the poverty striken... "No soup for you!" ...

[polichick]

5. Israel and the mic have better lobbyists than the American people.

[HereSince1628]

3. Which official there has to present ID and pass the golden flow test first?

[Faux pas]

4. Tax loopholes, corporate subsidies,

foreign aid and NOTHING for unemployed. We are an ass as a country. We deserve to crash and burn.

[justiceischeap]

6. For as much money as we give Israel, we should be able to travel

there without passports like Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. But we can't afford Unemployment Insurance? Right!

[JeffHead]

8. Just imagine if Israel used the money for.....

Their recently passed program for state sanctioned abortions. Oh, the heads that would explode.

[benld74]

9. Incredible!