{"id":54189,"date":"2016-09-19T12:12:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=54189"},"modified":"2016-09-19T12:12:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T17:12:52","slug":"tax-dollars-fund-mideast-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/tax-dollars-fund-mideast-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"How our tax dollars fund Mideast terror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American and Israeli government officials signed an agreement Wednesday that locks in the largest-ever package of U.S. military aid \u2014 $38 billion over the next decade \u2014 to Israel. This includes funds for missile defense systems, including the noted Iron Dome, that will protect against rockets fired by Hamas and Hezbollah and other terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<p>While this long-term aid agreement is worthy of applause, American taxpayers should be alarmed that the very same terrorist attacks on Israel are also being financed with American taxpayer dollars. According to a 2015 Congressional Research Service report, the Palestinians are among the largest recipients of international aid, with the U.S. contributing more than $5 billion in security assistance and bilateral economic aid since the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n<p>continue reading this article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/nathan-diament-tax-dollars-fund-mideast-terror-article-1.2792743\">Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American and Israeli government officials signed an agreement Wednesday that locks in the largest-ever package of U.S. military aid \u2014 $38 billion over the next decade \u2014 to Israel. 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