america gives israel billions. gh bush wanted to withhold money if israel was not fair to the palestianians.
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https://sgp.fas.org/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf
Table 1. Total U.S. Foreign Aid Obligations to Israel: 1946-2023 current, or non-inflation-adjusted, U.S. dollars in millions Fiscal Year Military Economic Missile Defense Total 1946-2020 104,506.200 34,347.500 7,411.409 146,265.110 2021 3,300.000 - 500.000 3,800.000 2022 3,300.000 - 1,500.000 4,800.000 2023 3,300.000 - 500.000 3,800.000 Total 114,406.200 34,347.500 9,911.409 158,665.110 Sources: U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (Greenbook), the U.S. State Department, and the Missile Defense Agency. Notes: The Greenbook figures do not include missile defense funding provided by the Department of Defense. According to USAID Data Services as of January 2023, in constant 2021 U.S. dollars (inflation-adjusted), total U.S. aid to Israel obligated from 1946-2023 is an estimated $260 billion. Some of the major advocacy organizations engaged on this issue, such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and Christians United for Israel (CUFI), express unequivocal support for U.S. security assistance to Israel.1 Another major advocacy organization,
J Street, supports continued security assistance at current levels while arguing that U.S. funds should not be used to “trample on Palestinian rights” or “to implement or maintain annexation, the expansion of settlements, the demolition of Palestinian homes or o
ther moves that entrench occupation” in the West Bank.2 Some political groups that are not focused exclusively on Israel matters have advocated for increased scrutiny of U.S. military aid to Israel, particularly during the May 2021 conflict in Israel and Gaza.3 These groups have stimulated debates about possibly conditioning or cutting foreign aid to Israel,4 or supporting boycotts and sanctions
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How much aid did the US give to Israel in 2023?
As part of a record $38 billion agreement over ten years negotiated under former US President Barack Obama in 2016, US military aid to Israel exceeded $3.8 billion in 2023. Of the $3.8 billion in military aid given to Israel this year, half a billion was for Israel's missile defense.