Bill Introduced to Cut US Funding to the UN

Just days before the Trump administration takes office, a new bill seeking to defund the United Nations was introduced in the US Senate.  The "Safeguard Israel Act" was introduced last week by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz denounced the Obama administration's abstention of vote on UN Resolution 2334 as …

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Is the 10-year, $38 Billion Military Aid Package to Israel a Good One?

After much negotiation, Israel and the US finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington DC yesterday. But is it in America's best interest?  Is it in Israel's best interest?  Those are both very complicated questions, and it depends upon how you look at it.  From a practical standpoint, talk of billions of dollars …

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