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[QUOTE]Originally posted by turbokid: [QB] http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2931674820070729 Israel is an economically, technologically, and militarily advanced country, with a per capita rate of $14,000, which is higher that that of all neighboring Arab countries, including the oil-rich Saudi Arabia. It is ranked as the world's sixteenth wealthiest country, yet the US aid to Israel constitutes 30% of the total US foreign aid budget Israeli population is 5.8 million, which only constitutes one thousandth of the world's total population. Between the years 1949 and 1998, the US has provided a total of $84 billion in aid to Israel, which exceeds that given to all countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean combined, with a total population of about 1.054 billion people. The Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of the United States, which provides guidelines for the eligibility of certain countries to purchase US-made weapons and military equipment, states in section 116 that "No assistance may be provided under this part to the government of any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights." However, Israeli army engages daily in degrading and inhumane treatments towards Palestinians, such as prolonged detention without charges, strip searches at checkpoints, beatings, torture, and home demolitions. According to Amnesty International, Israel is the only country that legalizes torture. Similarly, section 4 of the Arms Export control Act prevents the US government from selling defense articles to countries that abuse their use for non-self-defense purposes. In 2001, the US State Department described the actions of Israeli army against Palestinians as an "excessive use of force," referring to the use of live ammunition when soldiers were not in a pending danger. This clearly shows that the US does not agree with the way these weapons are being used against Palestinians, yet the US military aid to Israel continues consistently as agreed between both countries. howcome nobody is saying anything about this? 3 billion in aid to an entire country with the population of the Dallas-fortworth area? [qb]Since the establishment of the State of Israel, Israeli scientists have made important contributions in genetics, computer sciences, electronics, optics, engineering and other high-tech industries. Israeli science is well known for its military technology, as well as innovations in the sphere of agriculture, physics, and medicine. Four Israelis have won Nobel Prizes in the sciences: Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 prize in Economics. Biologists Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover of the Technion shared the Chemistry prize in 2004. Robert Aumann of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem won the Economics prize in 2005. High-tech industries have become central to Israel's economy, particularly over the last decade. With Israel's limited natural resources and emphasis on education, large numbers of young people are joining the high-tech work force. As a result of the country’s success in developing cutting edge technologies in software, communications and the life sciences, Israel is frequently referred to as a second Silicon Valley.[88][89] As of 2004, Israel receives more venture capital investment than any country in Europe,[90] and has the largest VC/GDP rate in the world, seven times that of the United States. Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world after the United States. Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ-listed companies.[91] Israel also has one of the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita. Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation: 109 per 10,000 people.[92] It also boasts one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed. Israel is ranked third in research and development (R&D) spending; eighth in technological readiness (companies spending on R&D, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates); eleventh in innovation; sixteenth in high technology exports; and seventeenth in technological achievement in Nation Master's list of countries in the world by economy standards. Israel is working on alternative energy sources that could make a major contribution in this sphere. Ormat, a Yavneh-based company, is a global leader in geo-thermal energy. (reference: The Jerusalem Report, May 28, 2007, "A Hotter Holy Land," Mitch Ginsburg)[/qb] does this sound like the kind of country that needs 3 billion in foregin aid? i can think of a few dozen places in REAL need of aid http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/us-foreign-aid.htm [/QB][/QUOTE]
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