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Speaking of money...

It isn't like only the Israelis are getting our financial assistance.

From an old Clinton budget:

Middle East Peace Process



The budget includes $1.9 billion to implement the Wye River Memorandum, which is an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians as part of the Oslo Peace Accord. The Wye River package represents a $900 million emergency supplemental for 1999, $500 million for 2000, and a $500 million advance appropriation for 2001. The Administration requests that the entire package be enacted prior to the regular appropriations process.

The $900 million emergency supplemental package for 1999 is distributed as follows:

$600 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel;
$200 million in Economic Support Funds (ESF) for the Palestinians; and
$100 million in FMF for Jordan.

The $500 million packages for 2000 and 2001 are distributed identically as follows:

$300 million in FMF for Israel;
$100 million in ESF for the Palestinians;
$ 50 million in ESF for Jordan; and
$ 50 million in FMF for Jordan.



I have not found any details of this in the Bush budget, but I have no reason to believe we have cut off assistance since then.

It's worth noting that while the U.S. pumps hundreds of millions into Palestine, the total contributions of the Arab nations are less that one million.

Questions about where all this money ends up can be addressed to Yasser Arafat.

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