Did Obama Offer Israeli Ruling Party $3 Billion for 90-Day Halt to Settlement Building?

[The Straight Story]

Did Obama Offer Israeli Ruling Party $3 Billion for 90-Day Halt to Settlement Building?

Suspicion has surfaced over the timing of a multi-billion-dollar arms sale to Israel following the country’s tacit agreement to a temporary halt of new settlements in the West Bank.

A week after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton worked out a 90-day settlement freeze with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, details arose about the U.S. selling $3 billion in advanced fighter aircraft at a discount to the Jewish state. The deal reportedly involves 20 F-35 stealth planes, which would be sold to Israel with the aid of an American subsidy of an undetermined amount.

Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, characterized the arms sale as a “bribe” to gain support from Israeli lawmakers who must agree to the settlement freeze.

http://www.allgov.com/US_and_the_World/ViewNews/Did_Obama_Offer_Israeli_Ruling_Party_3_Billion_Dollars_for_90_Day_Halt_to_Settlement_Building_101128

[Joanne98]

1. Yep!

[Poll_Blind]

2. You betcha- and the best part is the Israelis haven't accepted it yet beceause the deal is not....

...sweet enough!

PB

[razorman]

4. Good Grief! For a mere $100,000, I will promise not to build a house there.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Ditto!!

[ProSense]

3. So Hillary bribed Israel?

:rofl:

[Motown_Johnny]

5. if I thought the 90 day freeze would help the situation I wouldn't

have a problem with it


I just can't see what good it will do

[Obamanaut]

7. Three billion, that we taxpayers don't have, would also help many of

the situations here in the US.

The US really needs to stop being the policeman to the world as well as the primary cash cow.

[robinlynne]

14. no shit. Do you want your tax money to be spent on stealth planes for Israel?

[robinlynne]

15. forget Israel. Do you want to pay for weapons for some other country to wage war?

for anyone to wage war?

[howaboutme]

6. While the USA goes down

Pres Obama offers them 3 Billion to do nothing for just 90 days.

Be assured you won't hear a peep from our compromised media on this just as you heard nothing about Eric Cantor moving the standard $4B Israeli annual aid from State Dept to the DOD.

[Karenina]

8. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Subdivisions]

9. ROFLMFAO! It just keeps getting better and better. n/t

[JohnyCanuck]

10. Hey it's only US taxpayers' money. Why should your care?

http://www.mattbors.com/archives/701.html

[Catherina]

11. Not just that but GBU-28 bunker busting bombs, handled quietly, against Iran

Another document, released by The Guardian, shows American and Israeli officials, including Brig.-Gen. Pinchas Buchris and Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, discussing how the US can deliver GBU-28 bunker busting bombs to Israel while avoiding "any allegations that the US government is helping Israel prepare for a strike against Iran."
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=197116

The GOI described 2010 as a critical year -- if the Iranians continue to protect and harden their nuclear sites, it will be more difficult to target and damage them. Both sides then discussed the upcoming delivery of GBU-28 bunker busting bombs to Israel, noting that the transfer should be handled quietly to avoid any allegations that the USG is helping Israel prepare for a strike against Iran.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/235359

[Poboy]

13. Yep, that's our Obama!

[n2doc]

16. ...

[Poboy]

17. Look at Hillary lending a hand, lol. -nt