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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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4. We supply the money Israel uses to control Palestinians.

Reply to cali (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 09:27 AM

Sep 2014

So Congress is just getting tired of using the middlemen to oppress Palestinians, and wants to pull the strings more directly.

Or, if you actually were saying 'what moral right', then, obviously, none.

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Senators: Take Gaza Away From Hamas [View all] oberliner Sep 2014 OP

If it's what the people of Gaza want, it won't help much. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #1

Take Senators away from corporations hobbit709 Sep 2014 #2

Or take corporations away from Congress madokie Sep 2014 #12

what right does the U.S. have to make such dictates? cali Sep 2014 #3

We supply the money Israel uses to control Palestinians. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #4

+1,000 n/t malaise Sep 2014 #5

$600 million a year in aid to the Palestinian Authority hack89 Sep 2014 #6

and how much to Israel? cali Sep 2014 #8

I have no problem cutting off both. Nt hack89 Sep 2014 #11

Strengthen moderates and fight extremists oberliner Sep 2014 #7

how about that approach to Israel? cali Sep 2014 #9

Chilly relations with Netanyahu oberliner Sep 2014 #10

Israel becomes more and more right wing and less and less tolerant cali Sep 2014 #13

Waxes and wanes oberliner Sep 2014 #14

I hope you're correct, but a) elections don't necessarily change a long term trend cali Sep 2014 #15

I hope so too (and, sadly, I've been wrong before) oberliner Sep 2014 #16