Monday, June 26, 2017

Myth: Israel Is the Largest Beneficiary of US Military Aid

Myth: Israel Is the Largest Beneficiary of US Military Aid

By February 10, 2017


BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 410, February 10, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Many American detractors of Israel begin by citing that Israel receives the lion’s share of US military aid. The very suggestion conjures the demon of an all-powerful Israel lobby that has turned the US Congress into its pawn. But these figures, while reflecting official direct US military aid, are almost meaningless in comparison to the real costs and benefits of US military aid – above all, American boots on the ground. In reality, Israel receives only a small fraction of American military aid, and most of that was spent in the US to the benefit of the American economy.
Countless articles discrediting Israel (as well as many other better-intentioned articles) ask how it is that a country as small as Israel receives the bulk of US military aid. Israel receives 55%, or $US3.1 billion per year, followed by Egypt, which receives 23%. This largesse comes at the expense, so it is claimed, of other equal or more important allies, such as Germany, Japan, and South Korea. The complaint conjures the specter of an all-powerful Israel lobby that has turned the US Congress into its pawn.
The response to the charge is simple: Israel is not even a major beneficiary of American military aid. The numerical figure reflects official direct US military aid, but is almost meaningless compared to the real costs and benefits of US military aid – which include, above all, American boots on the ground in the host states.
There are 150,500 American troops stationed in seventy countries around the globe. This costs the American taxpayer an annual $US85-100 billion, according to David Vine, a professor at American University and author of a book on the subject. In other words, 800-1,000 American soldiers stationed abroad represent US$565-665 million of aid to the country in which they are located...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

A History of the Palestinian People: From Ancient Times to the Modern Era. Paperback – June 12, 2017

WHAT'S THE SECRET BEHIND THE AMAZON BESTSELLER ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PALESTINIANS?



http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Whats-the-secret-behind-the-Amazon-bestseller-about-the-history-of-the-Palestinians-497483

in amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/History-Palestinian-People-Ancient-Modern/dp/154683124X/

- sorry,  article is deleted from amazons page. obviously somebody was pissed off.

“The joke’s run its course,” Voll told Israel Today after Amazon yanked the book only two days after it was published. A copy of the letter from Amazon sent to us by Voll states the reason for removing the book: “We found that your book(s) are resulting in a disappointing customer experience.”
That might be because the book contains 131 blank pages.

in FB

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Ausgewählt und ausgeschlossen - Jude Hass in Europa, BILD zeigt die Doku, die ARTE nicht zeigen will

http://www.jpost.com/BDS-THREAT/German-paper-screens-nixed-film-on-antisemitism-for-24-hours-only-496709

The film, on antisemitism in Europe commissioned and then nixed by German-Franco TV outlet ARTE, "Chosen and Excluded – Jew Hatred in Europe," is streamed throughout the day on 13.06.2017 on the official website of BILD

http://www.bild.de/politik/inland/bild/zeigt-die-doku-die-arte-nicht-zeigen-will-52155394.bild.html

for awhile its on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fzoE12Bg7o
checked on 07 jul. 2017 seen this:

 August Babel said that "anti-Semitism is socialism of fools." In 2018 anti-Semitism is anti-racism of fools, the anti-imperialism of fools, the anti-colonialism of fools. (Susan Stein -Forward 12.07/18)








Friday, June 2, 2017

10 y of TALLINN NEW SYNAGOGUE





Tallinn rabbi & rebbetzin  Shmuel and Hana Kot 

http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Estonia-celebrates-10-years-of-first-Jewish-Community-Center-since-WWII-494058

                                                 was inaugurated  in 16. may 2007