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In article <mykes.0b0g@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG> mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) writes:
>   In article <EGGERTJ.92Jul30165655@moses.atc.ll.mit.edu> eggertj@moses.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes:
>   > Yemen is starting to be a democracy now.  Lebanon would be a democracy
>   > if it weren't for the constant invasion, occupation, and civil war.
>   > Shall we start supporting these two countries at the same rate we
>   > support Israel?  Or should we reduce Israel's support to the levels we
>   > give Lebanon and Yemen?
>
>   When Jimmy Carter got Egypt and Isreal to agree to peace, he promised
>   $2Billion in US foreign aid to each country, per year, as an incentive.
>   We should keep the promises we make, even if they are Jimmy Carter's.

Egypt and Israel also promised in the Camp David Accords to set up an
autonomous Palestinian state.  That has not happened, so I consider
the Camp David Accord unfulfilled.  Yet we still pay.

>...
>   > I don't understand what you mean when you say that Israel has been one
>   > of the USA's most steadfast allies.  Do you mean that the US has, in
>   > time of need, been able to go to Israel for help?  Do you mean that
>   > Israel has done its best to do what the US wants it to do?  Please
>   > explain.
>
>   First, let me say that I am Jewish, so don't accuse me of racism or
>   other ethnic slurs.  99.9% of the Jews I know are democrats.  ...

I have made no such accusation.  As for your running commentary on
Jewish Democrats, what does that have to do with Israel's status as a
"steadfast ally"?
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=Jim  eggertj@atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert)