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The US taxpayer is the stooge in all this, as usual. Here you have tiny Israel- a country not even as big as a couple of Australia's largest farms- that is also the worlds biggest beggar nation, by far- and all funded by the American taxpayer. Amazing. It's not even poor. I'm sure the considerable amount of American citizens living in poverty would be eternally grateful to receive a fraction of the largesse shown to Israeli citizens by the US government. I doubt this is even a situation many Israeli's would be forever comfortable with- most people prefer to be self reliant, and stand on their own two feet, not perennial charity cases. The same would apply to one's country, surely.

I suppose the logical way forward, if the Netanyahu government continues to obfuscate and violate previous peace agreements, is to start cutting the purse strings, then reduce arms sales and diplomatic status. Obviously, the Right wing Netanyahu government would be toppled in the process, and replaced by a more reasonable and honest partner for peace- and a government that actually thinks about the long term existence of the nation, and it's people. The average Israeli, like the average Palestinian, is prepared to accept a viable Land for Peace deal in exchange for security.

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