Washington has paid 70% of Israel’s military costs since Oct 7, 2023. At same time Washington is cutting Pell Grants awarded to 7.4 million poor students

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Joshua Landis

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Washington has paid 70% of Israel’s military costs since Oct 7, 2023. At same time Washington is cutting Pell Grants awarded to 7.4 million poor students during the 2025-26 school year, at a cost of $38.1 billion by 23% to just $5,710 a year. How much is going to Israel? $17.9 B in direct aid $4.86 B in Pentagon regional ops $20.3 B in deferred arms deals billions more in shipping losses, stockpile transfers, and corporate handouts Why not pay for education? American politicians have wrong priorities.

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While Americans argue over rent hikes, groceries, and student loans, Israel has extracted $124 M per day from the U.S. Treasury for an entire year, much of it hidden behind opaque appropriations and congressional loopholes. According to Brown University’s Costs of War project,

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