Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II. To date, the United States has provided Israel $150 in bilateral assistance and missile defense funding since the country’s founding in 1948. Nearly all of U.S. bilateral aid to Israel is in the form of military assistance. In fiscal year 2022 the Biden administration requested $3.8 billion in military aid for Israel.
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No, We need to focus on our own issues before supporting foreign nations and we should not be involved in foreign affairs
@B54SN592mos2MO
Israel and Palestine both ultimately need to be stabilized, but the destruction of the terrorist organizations in both countries needs to be eliminated first.
@B3K8RQV4mos4MO
No, we should try to figure out and stop this war by working with both Israel and Palestine and help them with what they need.
@B3B9MVS5mos5MO
Im pretty sure Palestine attacked first, but I don't really know enough about this to have a real stance.
@B36VJ5R5mos5MO
I think we should support both by motivating them to end the war between the two, but make fair agreements.
@B362VCJ5mos5MO
No, Israel should be able to take down Hamas, but all innocent civilians need to be unharmed. Israel's destruction of the Unless our funding goes toward harming the organization and steers clear of civilians, we should not support it.
@B2XYH5S5mos5MO
I don't really know about this. I don't like that they are killing each other and innocent individuals.
@B2LPXZ55mos5MO
i believe if we could hold them at an arms length where we are helping but only a certain amount to a point where it is not hurting our economy and hurting our communities from how help we are giving to a point where we are struggling to even hold our own i believe that is wrong. But it's also wrong to just drop a country that is in dire need of help. Only giving them money doesn't solve anything.
@B2GNYGJIndependent6mos6MO
I don't have any idea what is going on in Israel and I feel that I have no stance on the amount of support is given.
@B24D5LP7mos7MO
If we want to help in the form of resources like food and medical care to help the people in a war zone that's fine. I do not think we should be the primary payer or a major payer in anyone's conflict. Or give much military aid.
@9ZVSZM67mos7MO
I think we should be less involved because they are just going back and forth with each other and they should learn to stop on their own.
Work toward a 2 state solution and refuse to fund any nation if sufficient evince of war crimes emerges.
@9YBDB428mos8MO
Stop military aid, but give non-military aid to the civilians of both israel and palestine that are harmed by the war.
@9Y9GNNL8mos8MO
We should be giving aid to both Israel and Palestine via food and medicine. We cannot be funding a war whatsoever that we are not involved in.
@9XPJLMGLibertarian 8mos8MO
I think that we should help others that are in need but equal consideration should be given to domestic issues that we have in our country like health care or better schools, public safety, crime. We can go all in on helping some one else before helping ourselves.
@9XCBM6M8mos8MO
we should support them but make a plan to come to a conclusion. we do not enter wars without a plan to win. no more unending wars.
@9X39K429mos9MO
Yes, but pressure the Israel to do more to minimize civilian casualties and provide resources for innocent civilians
@em_is_theta🏳️⚧️9mos9MO
No. We should actively support Palestine and help them get a government besides Hamas. We should also stop Israel from continuing their genocide.
@jwakleyIndependent 9mos9MO
Yes, but we should reduce the amount to a level of support that is relative to that of other contributing countries
@9WV4JKKIndependent9mos9MO
Yes, but only if Israel commits to protecting Palestinian civilians, prioritising humanitarian aid, and rebuilding Gaza.
@9WSF2XT9mos9MO
No, Palestine should be receiving our aid. Isreal is an occupying colonial force and should be treated as the invaders they are.
@9WNGZDG9mos9MO
Defund Netanyahu, support the iron dome, save Palestine, not Hamas. No more cash until Isreal learns the difference between defense of the Israeli state and exterminating an entire people to acquire land.
@9WNF24C9mos9MO
We should not give any other country money until we as a country are out of debt and the American citizens have been taken care of.
@9W2VPPT9mos9MO
No, we should be focusing on organizing a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine, which will be more beneficial in the long run, as it will calm the tensions between the two nations, not just make one succeed over the other.
we should support israel but only with american troop aid and national defense. nothing that would attack another country and all american weapons should have american oversight.
@9VDMN759mos9MO
We should support from afar there's no reason for us to be this involved and spending this much money.
@9TLFBGF10mos10MO
Yes, but it needs to have a goal to end and should be for protecting herself and not ending Palestine.
@9S7C2S911mos11MO
Yes, but only with defensive weapons and support. No more offensive military support while they continue the path of the current Netanyahu administration
@9LRN9BP1yr1Y
Yes, but only if Israel ceases policies that contribute to the conflict, such as the establishment of colonies in the West Bank.
@9JKF73Y1yr1Y
No, we should go to war with Israel and seize control there to allow actual Jewish members to be installed and help Palestinians, while removing and imprisoning Zionist terrorists.
@9JG942D1yr1Y
Only give aid in the form of humanitarian aid that assist the citizens of Israel and Palestine. No support that involves weapons or anything they can use against each other to prolong the war.
@9WCS5XM9mos9MO
Israel needs to listen to the United States in exchange for military aid. There should not be a supply of arms without a say in ending the war.
@9WCRWQ39mos9MO
Yes, but our aid should be tied to submitting to some demands we have to deescalate the war and stop killing innocent Palestinians
We should continue to support but hold Israel to a higher standard and demand to know exactly what our resources are being used for
@9S3KRZD11mos11MO
Yes, but we should be pushing harder for Palestine and Israel to come to an agreement on a ceasefire.
@9YH283V8mos8MO
Yes, we should but we should also respect the country's sovereignty and don dictate it's interactions with its neighbors. George Washington warned us about foreign entanglements and we should keep that in mind as we continue with this support.
@96B6Y8W3yrs3Y
Reduce our involvement, but don't completely withdraw.
@959Q73M3yrs3Y
No, the US should not be funding Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine
@9322XD83yrs3Y
We should only step in if and when urged.
@8ZVLSMR3yrs3Y
no we should focus on our home country
@8ZRC2H53yrs3Y
yes if it helps our people fighting for our country if they need more give them more
@8ZFBKY63yrs3Y
We should push for peace
@8Z9C3BX3yrs3Y
Wouldn't know how to answer
@8Z5DV7K3yrs3Y
No, and we should lend support to Palestine
@aidenb10144yrs4Y
No, Israel and Palestine are both wrong.
@8W28B6G4yrs4Y
As a country with a right to exist, yes. Current policies in Israel are problematic, though. As a deterrent to other countries in the Middle East, unfortunately yes.
@8TYMSDH4yrs4Y
I think that we should be supporting Isreal especially with the Taliban rules for women. I think that we need to be protecting them first and foremost.
@8TJL3524yrs4Y
Yes, but our support should be conditioned on their abiding by treaties that they have signed.
@8THKNTR4yrs4Y
Yes, but not as much as we have in the past.
@RemyBradshawDemocrat4yrs4Y
We should keep our alliance and agreements with Israel as a fellow member of NATO but we need to denounce the genocide being done by Israel
@kuan514yrs4Y
Yes, but on the condition they give Palestinians in Israel equal rights and stop settlements immediately.
@8TBV9GWIndependent4yrs4Y
Yes, but tie support and aid more firmly to conduct and behavior.
@8TBNF3N4yrs4Y
We should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. The two state solution is the only viable way towards peace in the region. And the US can only help broker that peace if we're seen as a fair and impartial arbitrator by BOTH sides.
@8SL9B2T4yrs4Y
We should decrease funding.
@8S7YY5H4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should give less than we currently do
@8RKBRBS4yrs4Y
Only privately. Using taxes to help other countries is unnecessary coercion.
@8R95GH24yrs4Y
The well-being of our country needs to be tended to first
No, not if Israel continues to torture and violate international law. However, the United States should still play as an arbitrator between Palestine and Israel with the ultimate goal of a peaceful two-state solution.
We should support Israel to a degree but they should take care of most of there own issues instead of getting US tax dollars.
@8Q7JKGV5yrs5Y
Yes, but the US should gradually move money away from the nation
@8Q2H2YZ5yrs5Y
The current amount of aid we give is satisfactory
@8PTC2CW5yrs5Y
yes, as long as they use it for the right reasons.
@8PKT2JN5yrs5Y
The US shouldn't recognize Israel since it's a settler colony on stolen land.
@8MDC2545yrs5Y
Cut back on the support and aid but still be involved
@8LB2G4T5yrs5Y
Yes, but support to foreign countries should be kept to a minimum depending on their current state of affairs. If it's in peace, support should be minimized to reduce spending. If it's at war, then support enough to protect it or to help deter others from fighting it.
@8L93FZC5yrs5Y
Yes, but maybe with less money
@8KP6FM85yrs5Y
Yes, but only in its current existence. Stop the fighting between israel and palestine and encourage them to maintain the territories as they currently are.
@8JMHS845yrs5Y
Yes but only if our military there isn't endangered and things are improving
@8J8XBHT5yrs5Y
Yes, but also focus on peace between Palestine and Israel, and hold Israel accountable when they violate human rights.
This seems to complicated to answer right now
@8CN4LVQLibertarian5yrs5Y
No, we shouldn't be involved in foreign affairs
@9CXR3GP2yrs2Y
Yes, and should incentivize people to support greater understanding and peace between the Israelis and Palestinians
@9CLXBXZ2yrs2Y
No, we should only support the implementation of anti-terrorism and human rights measures; both Israel and Palestine have committed horrible acts of violence against each other, and this must stop. The U.S. should support diplomacy, reconciliation, and peaceful solution-building between these warring parties.
@9B9YH8W2yrs2Y
Only after government debt is significantly reduced.
@98L5NXJConstitution3yrs3Y
Only with no national debt and enough in the yearly budget to not add debt.
@989FBYD3yrs3Y
Yes, but also help mediate peace between them and Palestinians.
@9893T23Progressive3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should hold Israel more accountable for its human rights abuses against Palestinians.
@@CanVanEschrich133yrs3Y
Yes, but with increased oversight. They should be protected but not enabled to become a prosecutor themselves. Israel should be held accountable for their human rights abuses while only having a right to exist and defend themselves.
@8YHWMWW3yrs3Y
Israel should not receive preferential funding (e.g. not more or less % than other allies)
@8S35T29Republican4yrs4Y
Yes, until Israel can stand on its own
@8RBMDXC4yrs4Y
Yes we should help Israel but we shouldn't get deeply involved
@8LVHZV85yrs5Y
Provide welfare, but stipulate how aid is used. Not to be used for military, weapons, etc. should be used for food, housing, etc.
@8GXQ2FL5yrs5Y
Yes, but at a level commensurate with other allies in the region.
@8G4BB7N5yrs5Y
Yes, but hold them accountable when they treat Palestinians unfairly. Use our support to broker a functional peace between those peoples.
@8HSCJVQ5yrs5Y
We should support insofar as we have promised to, but should not support the land disputations of theft in Canaan.
@9Y2BXBC8mos8MO
No, cut all support and aid. Israel is a colonizer and the amount of money and weapons sent to them should be illegal. Israel is responsible for a genocide against Palestinians for the past 75 years. We should not have helped establish israel and america owes reparations to the Palestinian people.
@9ZTC63V8mos8MO
The U.S. Government should rather focus on protecting our own people rather than being global police. The division of Israel and Palestine is already based on arbitrary borders then amplified by radicalism on the subject of division. It also doesn't help that morally both parties are wrong
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