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This is a special edition of the Snopes newsletter. Today, we're investigating a claim that Democrats have allocated more U.S. aid money to Israel than Republicans.
Have Democrats or Republicans given more aid to Israel? We followed the money
Israel has received the most foreign assistance from the U.S. out of any country in the world since World War II, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. These massive sums have come under the microscope amid conflicts in the Middle East, sparking claims about which political parties are behind the aid money.
A graphic shared on Facebook claims that Democratic presidents have given more financial assistance to Israel than Republicans.
But does the claim hold up under scrutiny?
In our latest investigation for members, we untangled 75 years of data to map out how U.S. money to Israel flows under both political parties.
Read our full report to discover:
The nuances of who, exactly, controls the money — and why a simple tally doesn't tell the full story.
Exactly how many billions of dollars the U.S. has sent to Israel over the past 75 years.
How much of that funding is used for military support vs. other purposes — and more.
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