why is it that usa aids israel but not palestine? why do israeli's have dual citizenship to us?
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Dual citizenship is allowed with Ireland, too. Dual citizenship is not just given, it must be attained.\n\nThe US has cut off all aid to Palestinians because they US has a double standard. They want democratically elected leaders, as long as they are leaders we like. \n\nThe US gives 1/3 of our foreign aid budget to Israel, the 6th richest country in the world. We supply them with they military hardware they use to oppress and kill Palestinians. We support them even though they refuse to abide by international treaties and UN resolutions.
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The stated cause of the invasion of Iraq was because it didn't obey the united nations, why should israel not have to. Oh, I forgot, Israel and the united states are allies and consequently can do whatever it likes to whoever it likes.
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Because when Israel was created by the British pull out somewhere after ww2. The land prior to that was known as Palestine the land was annexed and given to the Jews and renamed Israel.. The Palestinians still consider it their land  so they created the PLO to try and take it back .\n\n      I am a neutral person and I know depending on who you ask the other side is responsible. I believe there is a great deal of fault on both sides of the conflict.\n\n     I did a UN tour in Israel and am in no way an expert but I am  neutral .I can say that neither side is Innocent..\n \n     I sent you a site to at least show the chain of events leading up to today.It covers this century.. I hope it helps. The real conflict has been going on since biblical times\n\nhttp://www.masada2000.org/historical.html
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Israel is the second greatest nation in the world. Of course the USA is #1.
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Because our media is biased to favor government policies and the current administration so this comment was not reported in the US at the time it happened. \n I only heard it myself about two years ago and have to say I am not surprised. The nation of Israel was only created so that we would something in the middle east to stir up animosity amongst the arabs.
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Although U.S. statutes are silent on dual citizenship, U.S. courts have ruled that there's no law prohibiting it. It is a matter of policy not to encourage dual citizenship even though U.S. recognises it.\n\nWhen you are naturalised as a U.S. citizen, the U.S. considers that you have renounced all other nationality or subjecthood. But U.S. generally does not notify foreign authorities about this, and your home country may not recognise, or even be aware of, such renunciation.
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After WW2, the UN proposed a seperate state for the Jews in Palestine. The Allied powers effectively drawed up various Arab states that were previously ruled by western colonial powers. Israel was meant for the Jews, and yes there was a seperate Palestinian state proposed. The Arabs had mixed feelings about a Jewish state, but most of the local Arabs in Palestine welcomed it. But what happened was that some of the Jewish militias started to sieze the already drawn up Palestinian lands and worst of all terrorizing and killing the local Arabs. Those militias had some powerful backup from abroad, especially in the US. Many of those backup organizations are non government organizations and many well known businesses. The militias fought for more land and resources and of course killing people, inlcuding children. Israel's first prime minister Ben Gurion once said   “We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population.” That's what the Israelis did and still do so more efficiently. There are many powerful organizations in the US that observe every inch of content as to what is presented in the US media to the American public, so no one knows exactly what really goes on in the occupied territories in Palestine. So, my friend, it is Israel that occupies Palestine with full fledged US support and not the other way around. That is the truth and the whole truth. Peace be upon you.
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For some reason we seem to think we need Isreal as an ally, i think we would make more allies if we supported the palestians, Israel is a country that was imposed by the UN. It has got to be embarrassing if you need the UN to start a country for you.
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Palestinians, they were invaded by the Israelis and murdered. What did the Palestinians ever do to them?\nAmerica has more land than Palestine, why dont they let the Israelis live in America?
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The members of AIPAC do not work for Israel.  They are all American citizens.  The two members of AIPAC that were accused of spying was found to be a setup by members of the FBI that were Antisenmites and just wanted to cause Jews trouble.
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Why in the world would "the west" support a government with a party in power that is a terrorist organization?  Israel is a democracy that has tried to deal with terrorist attcks in a non-violent way.  Hamas has been behind those attacks.  Why send aid to a country whose government is bent on terrorism?  \nWhen Israel and Palestine get to a place where both will sit down and draw up a peace plan and then stick to it, things will be better for Palestine.
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You pat my back , I pat yours.\nIt is the mutual secret pact with Israel that the USA and Israel supports each other in every good and evil the other do.\nThere are too many crimes against humanity done by Israel to mention.\nIsrael would only oppose the US if it is against their national interest, which would be a rarity.\nThe  USA on the other hand benefits little except for support in spying on the people in the Middle East , at which Israel is better equip that the USA.\nUnfortunately , some of the information can be really biased
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No, US should not give any aid to Palestine because it is just for 'show off'. \n\nUS should not give aid, especially military aid to Israel because it supports the conflict and 'unlawful use of force' of Israel to Palestinian.\n\n\n\n"Israel remained the largest recipient of U.S. military and economic aid, receiving almost U.S.$3 billion in 2005. \n\nIn contrast, after a May meeting between Bush and Abbas, Bush pledged U.S.$50 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) for housing and other construction following the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. However Congress later earmarked part of this money to be used to beef up “border crossings” along the wall, which are mostly located on occupied West Bank land. \n\nIn September 2005, following the Israeli withdrawal, the United States approved disbursement of a U.S.$3 million supplemental grant to the P.A. security services." \n\nSource: Human Rights Watch\nhttp://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/01/18/isrlpa12224.htm
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IT is about time someone spoke up,and thanks for your courage.Under the protection of the united states Israel has behaved so badly in it's dealing with its enemies.When one objects to their inhumane behavior,they raise the antisemitic flag.This is supposed to quell opposition to their actions.
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Israel is the only country i know that does that, if ur a Jew from other country and want to live in Israel. The Russians have played it for years, pretending to be Jews, to leave the Communist Soviet Union and get help and benefits from Israel, then they fly to America, as soon as they get the Israeli Passport.
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Because UN & Israel are  sons of a bitch of USA
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According to Zionist texts they had no choice and decided from the begining to displace (ethnically cleanse) the native population of Palestine to build Israel.  It is still going on today of course, as we sit here, but it is allowed first by British colonial interests which were then overtaken by USA interests in "controlling the region" and requires massive funding from US taxes each year to do so, against the general will of the US population who pays for every bullet's worth.  Israel is a military state and serves as a watchdog for the US.  Although many Israelis themselves oppose the occupation of Palestinian land and struggle day after day to inform the world of the attrocities commited in the name of Israelis and Americans alike.\n\nThe part about Africa was a early proposal for the Jewish Homeland to be located in Uganda it was to be a "Jewish settlement in East Africa".