President Obama pledged to "go through the budget line by line to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work." One week later, he sent his FY2011 budget request to Congress, which included a record-breaking $3 billion in military aid to Israel.

This requested increase in U.S. weapons to Israel -- part of a ten-year $30 billion agreement signed between the two countries in 2007

During the Bush Administration, Israel killed at least 3,107 innocent Palestinian civilians


Josh Ruebner: U.S. Can't Afford Military Aid to Israel