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AloeVera

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4. I believe the total funding for this "war" may be approaching that figure.

Reply to Duncanpup (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 02:57 AM

Jul 2025

It's been a bit shadowy and hard to pin down. Some of the funding even bypassed Congress.

The annual funding, aside from the war, and ongoing, is around 3.5 billion, I believe.

Historically, Israel is the largest recipient of US foreign aid. Somewhere around $300 billion to date.

All funds should be cut now, no more arms either. Though we know the US won't, other countries might. Canada has, at least the transfer of arms.

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Global outcry grows over Israel's killing of starving civilians in Gaza [View all] AloeVera Jul 2025 OP

And the U.S. gives Israel $40 billion a year. Duncanpup Jul 2025 #1

I believe the total funding for this "war" may be approaching that figure. AloeVera Jul 2025 #4

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It was a war for a month or two Johnny2X2X Jul 2025 #15

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All it takes for a war to be a war is two or more belligerent parties going at each other. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #18

This is the ultimate whitewashing of Hamas. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #17

It's the removal of impoverished people from expensive beachfront property which rich people want. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #6

Somehow I don't think the rich are lining up to vacation in Gaza. AloeVera Jul 2025 #9

I mean people travel to Germany, the US, and China EdmondDantes_ Jul 2025 #11

Trump and Kushner have expressed an interest in the property. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #12

That's a ploy, a pretext cooked up between two sociopaths. AloeVera Jul 2025 #16

More than 100 aid organisations warn of 'mass starvation' in Gaza muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #7

Local journalists working for foreign press are starving too. AloeVera Jul 2025 #21

I'm having trouble posting the pic directly. AloeVera Jul 2025 #22

This? (Graphic content warning) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #23

Thank you. I'll try to remember that. AloeVera Jul 2025 #24

The starvation and killings of children are central to Israeli strategy. David__77 Jul 2025 #8

Actually, these are central to Hamas strategy. Beastly Boy Jul 2025 #19

Not loud enough malaise Jul 2025 #10

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2025 #13

Netanyahu: "If you want them, come take them before we kill them all" dalton99a Jul 2025 #14

It is obscene to see some people defending such atrocities and seeing humanitarians as enemies. . Ping Tung Jul 2025 #20

War isn't murder. Ask Netanyahu. He's got a psalm for that vanessa_ca Jul 2025 #25

Netanyahu and Kushner (scum of the earth) mentioned in the song. Hamas? Nada NoRethugFriends Jul 2025 #34

The Guardian is by no means an unbiased source. NoRethugFriends Jul 2025 #26

Sarcasm? AloeVera Jul 2025 #28

As I said, bot an unbiased source. NoRethugFriends Jul 2025 #32

LMAO! vanessa_ca Jul 2025 #31

IHYAGR NoRethugFriends Jul 2025 #33

Oh. Right. Well, if that's your point of view: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #35

"It doesn't make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who's dead." Yossarian - Catch-22 Ping Tung Jul 2025 #27

The song was from Vanessa_ca AloeVera Jul 2025 #29

Bravo to her. Biting, sardonic, and sad. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #30