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US Financing Israel: Some figures

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Stephen Zunes, Richard H. Curtiss, and Tom Malthaner provide some facts, figures and impact of US finance to Israel.

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NB:  The articles at the link are not dated, and I am uncertain the year in which they were written.  However the following stats are from 1997, so the amounts would be considerably greater by now:

 

Benefits to Israel of U.S. Aid
Since 1949 (As of November 1, 1997)


Foreign Aid Grants and Loans
$74,157,600,000

Other U.S. Aid (12.2% of Foreign Aid)
$9,047,227,200

Interest to Israel from Advanced Payments
$1,650,000,000



Grand Total
$84,854,827,200

Total Benefits per Israeli
$14,630

Cost to U.S. Taxpayers of U.S.
Aid to Israel

Grand Total

$84,854,827,200

Interest Costs Borne by U.S.
$49,936,680,000

Total Cost to U.S. Taxpayers
$134,791,507,200

Total Taxpayer Cost per Israeli
$23,240

More information at the link:

http://www.wrmea.com/html/us_aid_to_israel.htm

 

 

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Could you use an immediate $300,000 cash grant? by Aurora on Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:52:50 PM
Even without inflation by Aurora on Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 7:09:55 PM
The ceasefire lasted about 5 hours by Aurora on Sunday, Jan 18, 2009 at 12:00:21 AM