Susan Rice Criticizes Israel But Promises Largest Aid Package In History
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Source: i24 News
US National Security Advisor rules out support for global peace initiative, slams Israelis and Palestinians
By i24news
Published: 06/07/2016 - 07:08am, updated: 08:48am
As France intensifies its bid to revive Israel-Palestinian peace talks, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice warned that conditions in Israel and the West Bank were deteriorating, which she blamed on actions by both sides.
In an exclusive interview with US Jewish weekly the Forward on Monday, Rice ruled out support for a global peace initiative, while expressing unusual criticism of both Israeli and Palestinian behavior.
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Rice, who addressed the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum on Monday, said that negotiations over a 10-year military aid deal for Israel is evidence of the United States’ support for Israel. “Even in these days of belt-tightening, we are prepared to sign the single largest military assistance package with any country in history,” Rice said.
She also noted that Israel already “receives more than half of the US’s entire foreign military assistance budget.”
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