Happy April Fools' Day! Although we're not there yet in terms of ending military aid to Israel, it is clear that our collective efforts to hold Israel accountable for its misuse of U.S. weapons are making a difference.
In April, President Obama will send a detailed budget request to Congress which is expected to include $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel for FY2010.
That's $17.75 for each of the approximately 156 million individuals who filed a tax return with the IRS in 2008!
Israel uses the weapons it gets from U.S. taxpayers to commit human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians living under Israel's illegal military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, in violation of the U.S. Arms Export Control Act.
During the Bush Administration, Israel killed more than 3,000 innocent Palestinian civilians who took no part in hostilities, including nearly 1,200 Palestinian civilians during its December 2008-January 2009 war on the Gaza Strip. Israel often misuses U.S. weapons to kill these Palestinian civilians.
Is this how you want your tax-dollars spent?
From U.S. Campaign to End the Occupation
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