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In reply to the discussion: Netanyahu Hits Back At Obama: I Know What's Best For Israel [View all]Behind the Aegis
(53,792 posts)I didn't bait you into anything, I asked you a legitimate question. You answered honestly. Second, you clearly do not understand the difference between a donation and financial aid. So let me help you: a donation is a gift, something that does not have to be returned; it can be cash or physical goods. Aid can be donations, but in the case of Israel and most of the countries from your list, it is in the form of loans or grants. Grants do not have to be "paid back" usually, but stipulations determine how the money is used; in Israel's (Egypt, and several other countries) case, those grants are used to purchase military hardware form the US. Loans have less stipulations, but are required to be repaid. Neither are donations, as you claimed.
Edit: forgot a word