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Mossfern

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8. Can you please clarify
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:50 AM
16 hrs ago

When I googled US funding universal healthcare in Israel I got this:

No, the United States does not finance universal healthcare in Israel.Israel’s universal healthcare system is entirely funded and operated domestically by the Israeli government. The system's costs are sustained through a combination of mandatory progressive health taxes paid by Israeli citizens, employer contributions, and general government revenue.U.S. financial assistance to Israel is almost exclusively restricted to military and defense aid. Historically, the U.S. provided significant economic assistance to Israel, but that was gradually phased out as Israel's economy developed. Today, bilateral aid is governed by a long-term agreement that limits funding to military equipment, technology, and missile defense systems.


I have many many many issues with the present policies in Israel and with Netanyahu and the right wing there, but let's be accurate in our statements.

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This is the message we need JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #1
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She also is sending our tax dollars to Israel so they can have Universal Healthcare. Emile 16 hrs ago #5
If he can tie her to data centers JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #6
Can you please clarify Mossfern 16 hrs ago #8
If we weren't sending our tax dollars Emile 15 hrs ago #14
That's a far stretch Mossfern 15 hrs ago #18
If Israel funded our military, do you Emile 15 hrs ago #19
It's a "fucking" assumption Mossfern 15 hrs ago #21
You didn't answer my question. Emile 14 hrs ago #24
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While calling it socialism here MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #29
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