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oh dear.

us aid isn't really aid. it is used to purchase armaments - at least as far as israel is concerned. so aside from a measly 0.19% of GNP, the largest part goes to a country that doesn't need it.

does the us also bear responsibility for the gaza massacre?

http://www.vox.com/2014/7/18/5914339/why-israel-gets-twice-the-aid-of-any-other-country/in/5655640?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=mattyglesias&utm_content=monday




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aid as a percentage of gnp
By: Cactus Flower
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Fri, 18 Jul 14 8:02 PM
Msg. 15920 of 54959

Luxembourg – 1.00%
Sweden – 0.99%
Norway – 0.93%
Denmark – 0.84%
Netherlands – 0.71%
United Kingdom – 0.56%
Finland – 0.53%
Ireland – 0.48%
Belgium – 0.47%
France- 0.45%
Switzerland – 0.45%
Germany – 0.38%
Australia – 0.36%
Canada – 0.32%
Austria – 0.28%
New Zealand – 0.28%
Portugal – 0.27%
Iceland – 0.22%
United States – 0.19%
Japan – 0.17%
Spain – 0.15%
South Korea – 0.14%
Italy – 0.13%
Greece – 0.13%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governments_by_development_aid

i suppose the 0.19% includes guns to Israel.


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