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Old 03-21-2009, 09:36 PM
 
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Many have wondered how Israel, a new country the size of New Jersey, with virtually no natural resources could achieve so much wealth and such a high standard of living, while other countries in the Middle East and Africa that have a full abundance of natural resources, such as oil, diamonds, gold, etc., are starving.

Read this, and you will see why.

WRMEA: U.S. Aid to Israel
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Old 03-21-2009, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Long Island,New York
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Many have wondered how Israel, a new country the size of New Jersey, with virtually no natural resources could achieve so much wealth and such a high standard of living, while other countries in the Middle East and Africa that have a full abundance of natural resources, such as oil, diamonds, gold, etc., are starving.

Read this, and you will see why.

WRMEA: U.S. Aid to Israel
New country?Try again.What is the purpose of your post?If you knew anything about our country you'd know that we gave money to Egypt as a loan and told them to forget about it,we are constantly working with China to buy into us and have previously given money to Kuwait and others as well.The country is more than 5000 years old and to me it just sounds like a prejudice view from you.
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Old 03-21-2009, 09:48 PM
 
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New country?Try again.What is the purpose of your post?If you knew anything about our country you'd know that we gave money to Egypt as a loan and told them to forget about it,we are constantly working with China to buy into us and have previously given money to Kuwait and others as well.The country is more than 5000 years old and to me it just sounds like a prejudice view from you.
The State of Israel has only been in existance since 1948.
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Old 03-21-2009, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Long Island,New York
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The State of Israel has only been in existance since 1948.
Thats when they were globally recognized.The original jewish country dates back over 5000 years when the old testament was written.
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Old 03-21-2009, 09:52 PM
 
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Americo Vespucci also discovered America while circumnavigating the globe (before Columbus) but they don't count that either.
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Old 03-21-2009, 10:00 PM
 
Location: Hometown of Jason Witten
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Many have wondered how Israel, a new country the size of New Jersey, with virtually no natural resources could achieve so much wealth and such a high standard of living, while other countries in the Middle East and Africa that have a full abundance of natural resources, such as oil, diamonds, gold, etc., are starving.

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WRMEA: U.S. Aid to Israel
Israel has prospered because its people have enjoyed economic freedom while its neighbors have lived under totalitarianism of one type or another.
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Old 03-21-2009, 10:18 PM
 
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Israel has prospered because its people have enjoyed economic freedom while its neighbors have lived under totalitarianism of one type or another.

Israel would not last 2 days without U.S. Taxpayer dollars.
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Old 03-21-2009, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Long Island,New York
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Israel would not last 2 days without U.S. Taxpayer dollars.
Please---take your racist views elsewhere!
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Old 03-21-2009, 10:39 PM
 
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Please---take your racist views elsewhere!
The American people and U.S. taxpayers have a right to voice their opinions or objections about where and how their tax dollars are being spent. And for anyone to lable Taxpaying Americans as a racist, because they have a different point-of-view about the amount of U.S. Foreign Aid given to Israel over the course of the last 48 years... is shameful.
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Old 03-21-2009, 10:41 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
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Israel would not last 2 days without U.S. Taxpayer dollars.
You should take the time to visit Israel before speaking about something you know nothing about. Thanks to the government of Israel, more tourist were able to safely view historical and religious landmarks and more scientist were able to begin digging and cataloging historical treasures except at the temple mount where muslims are destroying historical relics of Jewish history and dumping the remains at landfills while preventing scientist from documenting and cataloging potential historical finds. Diamonds from around the world are cut and polished in Israel. I visited one of the factories where they gave a tour and showed us how the diamonds are cut and polished. The tour ended at a showroom that had high quality jewelry at low prices since we were getting them from the source. Shopping malls and bazaars are all over the cities of Israel. The Palestinians would profit from all this tourism and industry if they would stop the suicide bombings and firing rockets into Israel. That's why Israel walled them off from Israel.
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