tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post4896456333954354369..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: American Philanthropy in IsraelYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-64380984585288037192009-07-03T18:14:10.779+03:002009-07-03T18:14:10.779+03:00Yaacov,
it may be a subsidy but the hardware is in...Yaacov,<br />it may be a subsidy but the hardware is in Irael and hopefully usable - <br />but that raises the question how secure is the supply of spare parts<br />if Obama gets stubborn in his pedagogy can he kind of imperceptibly make supply of maintenance stuff more difficult?<br />so it is not only a roundabout business but it is also a compliance insurance for the Americans<br />sorry, I just do not trust sure-about-the-solution-guys like Rahm Emanuel and as to settlements this applies to Jeffrey Goldberg probably also<br />rgds,<br />SilkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-56824230562450715032009-06-30T12:18:31.337+03:002009-06-30T12:18:31.337+03:00No, Ironi. Those are a different issue. You're...No, Ironi. Those are a different issue. You're talking about the more than 2 billion $ of military support. That's probably more than America's Jews give Israel; it's still only some 3% of Israel's budget; and most of it has to be spent on buying American kit - which means, it's a roundabout subsidy by the Federal government for American military industries.Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-51539684070030261152009-06-30T10:18:04.850+03:002009-06-30T10:18:04.850+03:00Aren't you forgetting donations from the US go...Aren't you forgetting donations from the US government?ironi burganinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-9322567862554698832009-06-29T19:53:27.084+03:002009-06-29T19:53:27.084+03:00Another point to consider is the amount of money i...Another point to consider is the amount of money invested by Israel in order to raise these funds from Jewish communities around the world.<br /><br />I do not know if this is still accurate, but about 15 years ago <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Like-You-Israelis-American/dp/0029120640/" rel="nofollow">Matti Golan said</a> that Israel actually spends more money on trying to secure donations than it actually receives, making American Jewish philantropy to Israel a net <b>negative</b> figure.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246649908259127942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-9535258784638029712009-06-29T13:02:01.306+03:002009-06-29T13:02:01.306+03:00You're absolutely right.
My kids go to public...You're absolutely right.<br /><br />My kids go to public school in NJ, and many of the Jewish kids there do not seem very connected to Israel. Part of the problem may be the liberal mindset of many teachers, so even if they don't speak about the Mid East, the general environment is not conducive to that strong identity. After all, they're very busy worrying about global warming and how to be politically correct.<br /><br />My boys have been there twice already, my daughter once. This summer the older two will be on a four week NCSY tour before I pick them up for another couple of weeks with my third son. They've stayed in the homes of relatives--some of whom had to temporarily relocate because of the rockets out of Gaza. They know that my wife and I lived in Israel and met and married there. They know that I served in the army, and at least 2 are thinking about it as well.<br />Whether one likes Netanyahu or not, they know that he was absolutely right in saying that Israel did not come about because of the Holocaust, but if there had been an Israel there may not have been a Holocaust. <br /> <br />I wish that it worked out and that we had stayed--but the next generation will be as strongly connected as we are, G-d willing.Shalom, Cherry Hillnoreply@blogger.com