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Israel Aid Escapes Cut in GOP Committee Proposal

by Open-Publishing - Friday 30 September 2005
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Israel Aid Escapes Cut in GOP Committee Proposal
Post-Gaza aid not on agenda, but annual aid to Israel weathers storm

Annual U.S. aid to Israel appears unlikely to fall despite the costs associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but an extra aid package to smooth Israel’s Gaza Strip withdrawal is off the table for now. Yossi Bachar, director general of Israel’s Finance Ministry said Israel pulled its additional request for as much as $2.2 billion in post-Gaza aid because it would seem inappropriate while the United States incurred huge expenses

http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=15903&intcategoryid=3

Sept 30, 2005

Israel Aid Escapes Cut in GOP Committee Proposal

Funding for Israel would remain untouched in cuts proposed by Republicans in the wake of recent hurricanes. Funding for Egypt, Africa, the AIDS initiative and the Peace Corps would take hits under a Republican Study Committee document obtained by JTA. Israel is the single largest recipient of U.S. aid, receiving more than $2.5 billion a year, but is not on the list for cuts.

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