[mvpel]

One point I didn’t make that relates to your question of what would happen if we stopped supporting Israel.

The Obama Administration has already stopped supporting Israel, some might argue.

And Ron Paul does not propose that we "stop supporting" our closest ally in the Middle East, or stop selling them weapons and systems with which they can defend themselves. Rather, he agrees with Israel's Prime Minister:

"My friends, you don't need to do nation-building in Israel. We're already built. You don't need to export democracy to Israel. We've already got it. And you don't need to send American troops to Israel. We defend ourselves."
- PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the US Congress, May 24, 2011

Why are we sending billions of dollars per year in foreign aid to a first-world nation like Israel when we ourselves are broke? It sounds like Netanyahu is wondering the same thing.

[D-fendr]

Why are we sending billions of dollars per year in foreign aid to a first-world nation like Israel

I don't think "billions per year" is accurate.

I'd be for taking what we give Egypt and re-direct it to Israel though, now that they're not an ally it seems. When you have a common enemy, a billion per year to Israel is well spent, IMHO.

Netanyahu is talking about troups, which we don't send and shouldn't. We don't need to nation-build, etc. Aid to Israel's defense is a bargain in all regards.

Thanks for your reply.