The USFG should continue to fund Israel militarily during the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Thank you, whiteflame. Good luck.I. IntroThere are a multitude of reasons the United States should stop funding the Israeli military independent of the Israel-Palestine conflict. In my constructive I will explore all the potential reasons, both related to and independent of this conflict. Remember, my BoP is to argue for complete defunding of Israel's military, while whiteflame must argue for the status quo or an increased rate of funding. Though it is very unlikely you as voters will be fully convinced one way or the other, and will likely think we should decrease but not eliminate funding, vote for whichever side more completely addresses his BoP.The USFG is in a significant amount of debt, $19.5 trillion at the time this was posted. [1] Though whiteflame may argue that in such massive debt the amount of funding given to Israel is insignificant, but that is not the case. We should cut all unnecessary spending in attempt to remedy as much of our debt as possible, so if I can prove that the support given to Israel is unneccesary, I will win this debate.II. Israel Doesn't Need AidA. Financial StandpointIsrael's economy has developed. It isn't the 1940s anymore. They would easily be able to replace the funding provided by the USFG with a 1% tax hike [2] a small increase to nationalize their defense. This would benefit Israel significantly, as they would use these funds more efficiently"as a general principle, people and institutions make better choices when they have to internalize costs. If the US ends aid to Israel, the Israelis may make better choices about their national defense and foreign policy" -Steven Strauss, visiting professor at Princeton University [2]Therefore the internalization of cost would benefit not only the United States but also the Israelis. This sentiment is also not uniquely American. Israelis are also sharing in the belief that Americans should not be helping pay for their defense, [3] considering they are in a place of economic prosperity rather than the struggling, newborn nation they were when we began our friendship.B. Defense StandpointWe have all heard rhetoric regarding Israel as a state surrounded by enemies and therefore needs to have a strong military to protect itself. However, by providing Israel with funding and in turn seemingly unconditional support despite their faults, we are enabling them. The longer the Israel-Palestine conflict continues, the less likely a two-state scenario becomes [4] and the more vilified Israel becomes in the eyes of its "enemies." So in effect, we are allowing Israel to hurt their own self interest on our tax dollars. Additionally, Israel already has a military 3x as powerful as Lebanon and Syria combined, and is also more powerful than Iran. [5] Its border states also have their own problems to take care of, so for the time being, Israel is at a lower threat threshold than they have been in the past. Israel's only doing itself more damage by using our funds in the Palestinian conflict.III. American InterestsIn addition to harming Israeli national interests, this funding is also counterproductive to our own interests as Americans. The United States is aligned tentatively with multiple Arab nations, and our consistent, unwavering support of Israel clearly demonstrates the hierarchy of US alliance, and the Arab nations aren't happy that Israel is the favorite child. America has completely lost credibility as a neutral power in the Israel-Palestine conflict [4] and the Arab nations are coming to resent that. If we were truly wishing to maintain national interests, we would have jettisoned our Israel fund long ago.IV. Human Rights ViolationsDespite the atrocious record of killing civilians (nearly 75% of those killed in the 2014 Gaza conflict were civilians [6]) and a horrendous human rights record, we are still funding Israel's military conquests. Killing civilians in the name of a Jewish state and maintaining an ally is more than the United States should be doing. Termination of funding will create two possibilities. It could force Israel's eyes inward, focus it on reform, and in turn make them less aggressive and more compliant to human rights law, or it could act as a catalyst, creating an enraged Israel on a war path. [7] This possibility, however, would quickly be placated by the international community, and as long as America did not move to block UN action, Israel would quickly be reigned back in. There is no need to continue unconditional funding, as we have put conditions on aid in the past, [7] and could easily do so once again. Even if you still think we should fund Israel militarily, at a bare minimum a condition should be put on the funding that no more will be accessible until the Israel-Palestine conflict is ended.V. ConclusionIsrael does not need our money, funding is working against both Israeli and American interests, and Israel is committing crimes against humanity thanks to us, the American taxpayers. There is no reason this funding should be allocated to such a regime, especially when, if still dedicated to foreign aid, these funds could be allocated to humanitarian aid in nations that truly need it. Thank you, now over to whiteflame.VI. Sources[1] http://www.usdebtclock.org...[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[3] http://www.thenewamerican.com...[4] http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[5] http://www.cato.org...[6] https://www.theguardian.com...[7] http://www.nytimes.com...