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Which country in the Middle East receives more than one-third of US aid: As in previous years, Israel and Egypt are the biggest bilateral recipients under the request, accounting for nearly five billion dollars in aid between them. Of the nearly three billion dollars earmarked for Israel, most is for military credits. [US Senator Patrick] Leahy noted that two-thirds of US government aid goes to only two countries: Israel and Egypt. Much of the remaining third is used to promote US exports or to fight a war against drugs that could only be won by tackling drug abuse in the United States. # http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp Lets do a quick comparison of these two countries: Israel has voted WITH the USA in the UN approximately 90% of the time. Egypt has voted AGAINST the USA in the UN approximately 80% of the time. Which country in the Middle East is the 16th richest country in the world? To measure how rich a country I am going to use Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29 The 16th richest country in the world is the Netherlands with a GDP of $629,911GDP US (millions) The short answer is none. Israel, since you are begging to know, has the 39th highest GDP. ----- Hub: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/169277/541362

Israel-gotta keep those Palestinians oppressed-and it's easier to pay Israel to do it than do it themselves

Oy, I'm at a loss to tell the rest of you schlubs the answer.

Lets see, Israel is 53rd richest. Iran is the 20th richest. Indonesia is the 15th richest nation. but is that really the Middle east? I give up. Facts from the CIA worldbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2001rank.html