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With the US taxpayer already shelling out huge sums for the benefit of
Israel, will Washington’s demands to freeze Israeli settlement
construction come about, or is the relationship between the two truly
one-sided?
Israel receives around $3 billion in direct foreign assistance every
year from the US, which represents about one-fifth of America’s foreign
aid budget. Moreover, the United States has given Israel about the same
amount to develop sophisticated weapons systems, like the Lavri
aircraft, while giving Israel access to cutting-edge US weapon systems,
like the Blackhawk helicopter and the F-16 fighter jet.
These huge expenditures on behalf of the American taxpayer continue
despite Israel’s determination to build Jewish settlements in East
Jerusalem – the most fiercely contested piece of property in the world.

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Put simply, East Jerusalem refers to the section of the city that was
captured by Jordanian forces in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and then
taken by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Israel now claims the entire
city as its own, a declaration that is not recognized by the
international community. Although the United States has said that East
Jerusalem should play a part in any peace with the Palestinians (the >>>