Posted on 10/28/2019 6:15:57 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Monday that part of the $3.8 billion in annual US military assistance to Israel should instead go toward humanitarian relief in Gaza.
The Vermont senator, speaking at the annual J Street national conference, vowed to use American military aid as leverage to get Israel to roll back its settlement enterprise and enter peace negotiations with the Palestinians, an idea that has gained ground among some Democrats.
“I would use the leverage of $3.8 billion,” he told the confab, referring to the US-Israel memorandum of understanding brokered under the Obama administration. “It is a lot of money, and we cannot give it carte blanche to the Israeli government, or for that matter to any government at all. We have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy.”
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
Romans 15:27
Military aid from a government to another government is NOT making a contribution to the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.
Fail.
“Military aid from a government to another government is NOT making a contribution to the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.“
Yes it does.
Money to the Israelis is fungible. While it may be in the name of military aid, it helps those in Jerusalem.
If you feel inspired to give money out of your own pocket to “the poor in Jerusalem”, by all means: knock yourself out.
Using the power of government to force other people to do your charitable donation is simply robbery. Not that I accept your ‘money is fungible’ argument anyway. It’s not THAT fungible. Military assistance isn’t “aid to the poor”. It’s aid to the government.
If giving military assistance money to some foreign power promotes the security of these United States, then it’s a legitimate thing for the United States government to do. That doesn’t give the foreign power title to the money.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.