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US to purchase $700m worth of arms from Israel
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 09.11.07, 22:26
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1. In the name evenhandedness the French should buy from PALS
meir elazar   (11.10.07)
The French continue their charade of being evenhanded just as they did when they tooks Israel's money but did not deliver the Mirage fighters or the PT boat at Cherbourg. Hopefully today France will be investing heavily with their purchase of the most technologically sophisticated suicide belts in existance today. After this they will bring in elite HAMAS Navy trainers to teach them how to conduct advanced 21st century naval maneuvers without boats. After this they should bring in Hezbollah advisors to teach them how to conduct advanced exercises without gun under the noses of the UN and threaten to destory Israel with their longer range rockets. We should also remember how well the Syrian radar operators did against Israel's attack on their nuclear site as the new crop of Syrian pilots graduated in 30 year old planes. And the French still can't understand why everyone hates them.
2. 3 Billion Per Year?
Brian ,   Baton Rouge   (11.10.07)
When a person or an animal has a parasitic infection there are usually medicines that can be taken to kill off or force the parasites out of the body. What can our country do to rid ourselves of this parasitic infection?
3. Hey! American guys, ther is also a sale on leaders
(11.10.07)
4. How about Israel pay US back 100 Billion in back payments?
CheezeBox   (11.10.07)
Israel==Parasite
5. Israel
Chuck Hartman ,   Milford Ohio   (11.10.07)
Macrobdela decora zionista
6. Parasitic infection?"
Joel Cohen   (11.10.07)
"What can our country do to rid ourselves of this parasitic infection?" You mean infection from people just like you ? Make them live in Sderot for a year.
7. Hey! American guys, ther is also a sale on leaders
(11.10.07)
8. Better to buy "Made in Israel" then "China"
Johnson ,   USA   (11.10.07)
3 Billion US dollars in aid is nothing to us, but money well spent.
9. Make sure we get paid in Shekels or Euros
David ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.10.07)
As we watch the great roman empire full of anti-semites fall, We surely don't need anymore worthless dollars and must insist on Shekels or Euro's for payment. Before you anti-Israel big mouths start a rant of anti-semetism, these so called payments we and the rest of the world get from you are nothing but printed paper. The US is now 9 Trillion in debt, so the "tax payers" don't have the money to loan anyone. Where does it come from, the Fed Reserve simply prints up more, then it needs to enter the market, how? You give it away, then these countries have to use the funny money to buy Oil, arms etc. Then the funny money is in the system for the Americans to purchase more goods keeping the machine oiled. Without it,the current roman empire would have collapsed long ago. Can't wait to see the fall for all she has done against the Jewish people, like when she turned away people escaping from Germany.
10. #5 You call Israel leches?!
Josh   (11.10.07)
...are we the blood suckers? Who is coming to Isreal to buy its weaponry to use to kill citizens and terrorists alike? Obviously you dont care about the lives of the US soldiers. Are you a militia Man. A right wing praise Jesus, watchout for the ant-christ, money-changers white supremist? How many people, men, women, and babies died in the first days of bombing in Iraq. ...and remind me, how many weapons of mass destruction were uncovered. Remind me how Israel lets the media into war zones, but the US hides what its doing behind propaganda. Who trained Al Quada? Why did Bin Lauden attack the US and not Israel? Why were warnings not heeded? Why is there billions in profit making for a war on terrorists that has been being promoted to scare the US people for well over 25 years prioir to the 911 incident? Israel is just being pupeted for profiteering by your good whole hearted american politicians and military industry who have hijacked your goverment. Of course with the war making, your going to need to by more weapons. What a redneck that your have no concept of Israel. Did you findout the technical term on leaches because one crawled up yours, while "ya, waz Bazz fishin"? When your driving down route 224 in you dodge pickup truck with a bad transmission, do the world and find a water filled ditch to bury your head in. They need educated men like you in the hills of West Virginian to help deversify the gene pool.
11. #1-5 Simply jealous
Josh   (11.10.07)
...Just because your leaders sold you out and moved all you jobs to Mexico and China, your angry at someone so you attack an easy target - the Jews. Maybe you should be angry at yourselves for recieving what is a known curse. One you should have seen coming if you ever took the time to read anything other than the pretty red words in your Bible. "...and there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as slaves and maidservants but there will be no buyer." Control your dogs (politicians that make war) if you don't like it.
12. BS !
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13. #7- Trade our Bush in, for an Olmert?
(11.10.07)
No thanks, at least our old Texas buggy keeps moving down the road and doesn't backpedal too much.
14. Meir , this time i do not agree with you
charles ,   petach tikva   (11.10.07)
Look at what France did for us before 67 . Did you hear from Port de Bouc ? Dimona , says it something to you ? and our victory in 67 ? Do you know one country that is not acting first of all for her own interests ? Even our country ? Everyone hates France , the USA , Israel , china , Russia and so on . Everyone hates everyone ?
15. US purchase!
Vicky ,   Ashkelon Israel   (11.10.07)
Hey guys, when we get loans from the U.S it is usually spent where it should be spent, not divided amongst the leaders of the pack like the Africans and Pals. U.S loans us on the understanding that we BUY their weapons. then tell us how and when we can use them. Every so often the U.S wipes out the Int. debt of the Aricans and Pals. We DO PAY BACK. WE have every right to make and sell what defensive weapons we invent. At least they are defensive. We had to improve your Partiacs because the U.S sent us ones that didn't work. And with regards to #1 We paid in advance for mirage jets years ago and never got them. So the French owe us money, We are still awaiting deliver after more than 20 years. Don't they teach you lot history, or are you like the Arabs and think u can change it by making up silly remarks and stories. Beside the Pals don't have anything to sell, the just destroy like fire ants. Just think without us you wouldnt have and I-Pod or a mobile phone, not to mention solar panel heating and a other techno without our brains and country.
16. I love the reactions of people like 1-5 to this article
Korem ,   New York, USA   (11.10.07)
Keep crying losers. Go post on Frank Weltner's videos or some jewwatch blogs. That way you 15% are all where you belong, in a virtual prison of your own idiotic beliefs.
17. real millitary aid parasites are American arms manufacturers
zionist forever   (11.10.07)
Who are being subsidised by the US government. The anual millitary aid ( given to many countries ) exists in reality to subsise the American arms manufacturers. The arms business is a very expensive one development of individual products can cost billions of dollars the government is ot allowed to subsidise these companies which not invest profits in making weapons for export but also the US millitary. It also creates alot of employment. As the government is not allowed to use public funds to subsise this industry but they are allowed to allocate a certain amount of public funds for foreign millitary aid .. weapons have to have the MADE IN THE USA tag on them this $3 billion isnt for weapons made in Israel. NO MILLITARY AID MEANS LOWER PROFITS LOWER PROFITS MEANS LESS MONEY AVALIBLE TO INVEST IN DESIGN OF NEW PRODUCTS. LESS PRODUCTS MEANS LESS TO EXPORT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHO ARE PAYING CASH AND A WEAKER AMERICAN MILLITARY. LESS MONEY MEANS LESS JOBS LESS JOBS MEANS MORE PEOPLE ON WELFARE
18. Zionist forever , you forgot
charles ,   petach tikva   (11.10.07)
that "people give nothing for nothing" . If the USA is giving money to Israel it's also because they know that Israel is the only true and sure ally of her . They also know that Israel pays all her debds , cash .
19. Another proof
charles ,   petach tikva   (11.10.07)
of Israel's advanced high tech industry .
20. 18
zionist forever   (11.11.07)
Sadly the millitary aid has been a double edged sword for Israel. If the Americans are giving their stuff free of charge why invest in Israeli arms manufacturers. The lavi fighter program was killed in the 80s because thre US that feared competition to F16 ( export was going to help finance the project ) so they offered F16 at an attractive price in return the Lavi program was cancled. The merkava tank the politicians have killed .. the merkava 4 will be the last generation of Israeli tank deign. The next generation will be American Lebanon saved the M4 as Peretz had decided to stop production of that and buy only order a small number. Barak ( the man who tried to kill the M3 ) decided to buy lots more under the modernistaion program after Lebanon. Most Israeli projects never get further than the design stage because US millitary aid means you can buy an equivilent product but it wont cost you anything so Israel pays the price long term. Also Sharon agreed to give the US a veto over all weapons Israel exports even ones that have no American technology inside so a couple of billion in American weapons has bought them an actual veto over Israeli arms sales. Its also given the Americans virtual complete control over Israeli politics .. most Israeli policies today are made in Washington not Jerusalem. At the same time the millitary aid has been very usefull and Israel has needed it. So do we sacrifice soverignty & our own companies and accept the aid or do we sacrifice the aid which has contributed towards Israel staying ahead of most of the arabs ( Gulf states are better armed than Israel because they buy they have no contracts which commit them to buying at least most of the weapons paid for ( not aid ) from the US another of thye conditions of millitary aid is a certain percentage of weapons Israel buys with its own money must be from the US ) If the Gulf states want the more modern Typhoon multi role aircraft built by the Europeans they buy that Israel has to buy the older and inferior F16. Its all about deciding what you want more.
21. #4 - CheeseBox
MichaelF ,   Silver Spring MD USA   (11.11.07)
Actually, Israel has a history of repaying all her depts in full. Sorry to have to use facts to prove you wrong!
22. Can this artilce be correct?
MichaeF ,   Silver Spring MD USA   (11.11.07)
I keep hearing of how the US gains no benefit from its relationship with Israel. This article seems to say that statement is wrong! Gosh! Seriously, while the war in Iraq has predictably proven to be harmful to both US and Israeli interests, at least this arms deal may save the lives of a few American soldiers.
23. Shouldn't Israel "give" them to the American people?
Persian CAT   (11.11.07)
Hasn't the American tax payer paid enough to keep the rulers of Zionistan establish Apartheid, occupation and terrorism? The American people deserve some return on the extortion money they have paid so far.
24. Are these the same Israeli "defense" systems...
Persian CAT   (11.11.07)
that prtected the Markava V tanks against Hezb's not so sophisticated anti-tank missiles?!!! The American people are being taken again with the help of their own government! What else is new?
25. #17 Its blood money...
Josh   (11.11.07)
...as we all feed our children on the profits of killing people. Over 10,000 civilians killed in the first days of the Iraq war. These are not toys. A fighter plane is not a video game, it is a killing machine. The humanity is now learned in war and becomeing dependant on the perpetuation of war. One criticism of Democracy has been that as soon as the people realize they can vote themselves money, they will bankrupt the country. Now we see a more ominous twist in that they vote themselves money to the effect of building weapons to kill themselves. Torah is true and G-d is sending out the horses. How can two lead a thousand into war if not the hand of Hashem had done this? Now the entire world is gearing up for one hell of a battle. Children are playing games where they blow heads and arms off of people while moma shovels food into their fat bellies from paychecks generated by war machines. Just look at our schools! Please people or the Torah (the covenant), return to the straight reading of Torah and show G-d respect. We have more to gain than you would ever know.
26. crazy cosy relationship
kevin tutt ,   auckland   (11.12.07)
well, well, so much for being a peaceful nation trying to get on with your role in the world. Death dealing now, shame on you Can't think of anything else except killing other "bad guys" By the way, who decides who the "bad guys" are? You lot ... got to be joking Sorry to say this but you deserve everything you get, and guess what, there won't be angels singing your praises or a happy lord shaking your hands ...
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