65 of 87 Republican freshmen sign letter calling to continue aid to Israel
So much for those of you who thought that the Tea Party representatives would vote to cut off aid to Israel. 65 of the 87 freshmen Republicans in Congress have signed onto a letter to the party leadership calling for it to continue the current levels of aid to Israel. Among the 87 freshmen, 65 have signed the letter initiated by Reps. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Austin Scott (R-Ga.) to the party's House leadership.Heh.
"As Israel faces threats from escalating instability in Egypt, Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon, Hamas terrorists in Gaza and the existential danger posed by Iran's nuclear program, full US security assistance to Israel, including supporting Israel's acquisition of the Iron Dome defense system, has never been more important for our own national security interests," said the letter asking fellow freshmen to sign, which was still accruing signatures as of Tuesday.
The appeal -- and the support it garnered -- is significant because it answers questions pro-Israel groups had about the 2011 class of GOP freshmen, many of them spurred to office by the Tea Party movement, which has cost cutting as its central focus.
The letter is a sign that US President Barack Obama's proposal this week to maintain levels of funding for Israel, currently at about $3 billion annually, will be untouched.
Dold joined Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who is not a freshman lawmaker, in sending a similar letter last week to House appropriators.
Labels: Tea Party, US foreign aid
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:42 AM
2 Comments:
America should cease its aid to Israel - for Israel's sake. In Tanach Hashem rails at Israel for seeking aid from Syria and Egypt. Why should America be any different? Israel must rely on Hashem for help.
Carl - you SHOULD be in favor of an end to American aid to Israel. Israel doesn't need it any more and as Moriah said correctly, Israel should look to Hashem for help.
Its not healthy for Israel to be a schnorrer.
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