UPI – by Ed Adamczyk, June 14, 2016
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) — U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the proposed military aid package to Israel is larger than any the United States has ever offered to any country.
The 10-year aid program would give Israel up to $40 billion to upgrade its military aircraft and missile defense systems, and to defend against militants in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates in Syria and Egypt.
Speaking Monday in Washington to the American Jewish Committee Global Forum, Rice said the pact would “constitute a significant increase in support.”
With $3.1 billion in 2015, Israel is the biggest beneficiary of U.S. foreign aid. Officials from Israel and the United States have said a $4 billion package for 2016 is under consideration. A sticking point in the long-term aid package is the strained relationship and mistrust between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Some of Netanyahu’s advisers, worried about Obama’s replacement, have urged him to accept the U.S. offer soon. They cite Donald Trump‘s indecisiveness on issues, including relations with Israel; Hillary Clinton‘s objections to construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and Bernie Sanders‘ left-leaning influence on Democratic Party politics, leading to the party’s concern over the welfare of Palestinians and exasperation with Israeli occupation policies.
In her address, Rice said: “Israel’s security isn’t a Democratic interest or a Republican interest. It’s an enduring American interest.” She also denounced Israel’s insistence on building communities in the West Bank, saying the ideal approach to “sustainable security for Israel, and to dignity and self-determination for the Palestinians, is two states for two peoples,” a policy the Netanyahu administration opposes.
And the ONLY Aid Package 100% completely illegal, according to the NPT, wherein any country that possesses WMD’s and doesn’t sign is prohibited from receiving Aid.
Oh, wait.
I forgot.
The rules don’t apply to the Jews…..and the Clintons
The law banning aid to any nuclear-armed country which is not a signatory to the NPF came about in 1976, when the so-called “Symington Amendment” was passed by Congress. Originally introduced by Stuart Symington, a Democratic senator from Missouri, to strengthen the US position on nuclear non-proliferation, the amendment was made to the then Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, under section 669. It banned US economic and military assistance, and export credits to countries that deliver or receive, acquire or transfer nuclear enrichment technology when they do not comply with IAEA regulations and inspections. This provision, as amended, is now contained in Section 101 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and reads as follows:
(a) PROHIBITIONS; SAFEGUARDS AND MANAGEMENT. —Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no funds made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or this Act may be used for the purpose of providing economic assistance (including assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), providing military assistance or grant military education and training, providing assistance under chapter 6 of part II of that Act, or extending military credits or making guarantees, to any country which the President determines delivers nuclear enrichment equipment, materials, or technology to any other country on or after August 4, 1977, or receives such equipment, materials, or technology from any other country on or after August 4, 1977, unless before such delivery— (1) the supplying country and receiving country have reached agreement to place all such equipment, materials, or technology, upon delivery, under multilateral auspices and management when available; and (2) the recipient country has entered into an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to place all such equipment, materials, technology, and all nuclear fuel and facilities in such country under the safeguards system of such Agency.
BUT BUT BUT…..JEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWSSSSSSSSSS…………..
SHITTTTTTTTTT…. YOUR JUST ANTISEMETIC………..
DIDNT LINDSEY GRAHEM SAY YESTERDAY THAT WE SHOULDNT “NICKLE AND DIME” ISRAEL? THIS IS NOT ENOUGH!!! HEY JILL!!!! WRITE A CHECK TO NUTJOB YAHOO!!!!! I DONT WANNA BE ACCUSED AS ANTI SHEMETIC.
40 Billion will pay off every mortgage and student loan to every citizen in this county but NOOOOOO, we have to kiss jew lands ass. Just like Tramp, sorry Trump, has for years
They’re not even trying to pretend anymore.
Like Henry says, the time of revealing is upon us. They no longer care what we think.
4:20 break… 🙂
That’s better… mandatory for sanity retention.
I see so much bad news every day.
And they can’t afford $1 billion to build a border fence and deport all illegals.
Unfrigginbelievable……
This is beyond sick.
Hang every last of one of them for high treason!
Name ONE thing these Zionists have EVER done for us.
NOTHING! They bankrupted, murdered and starved all of us.
Hang ’em all! 😡