# Israel and US support **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 1, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-us-support/172320 "2003-05-01T05:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-us-support/172320/21 "2003-05-02T15:28:27Z")
I wouldn’t mind the financial/military aid the United States gave Israel if it gave an equal amount to the Palestinians. Just to be fair, y’know. (What? Hey, Reagan did it during the Iran-Iraq war, didn’t he?) ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-us-support/172320/22 "2003-05-02T15:58:17Z")
**C K Dexter Haven** -_Could Canada continue to survive without U.S. support?_ I guess Canada would have to whip up some nukes lickety-split. Then nationalize a few freight companies and offer massively subsidized transport to/from Europe and Asia. Oh wait, this isn’t the “If I were PM” thread. ---
**Author:** ![elfje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@elfje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfje)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-us-support/172320/23 "2003-05-03T12:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hansel \* > \*\*What exactly does this mean? I was unaware that Israel was somehow ‘hegemonic’ in the Middle East. \*\* sorry, i should have said I only referred to that link to illustrate the chronology of US support for Israel, financially speaking. The opinions stated in the article itself, aren’t mine but the author’s. I believe that at the end of the article is an email address of the author, maybe you can ask him? mvg, [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-and-us-support/172320.md?page=1)