***** As of 2002: Christian Science Monitor: Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. If divided by today's population, that is more than $5,700 per person. This is an estimate by Thomas Stauffer, a consulting economist in Washington. For decades, his analyses of the Middle East scene have made him a frequent thorn in the side of the Israel lobby.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1209/p16s01-wmgn.html

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