https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7049365d-b0d3-43c5-9bb8-75cc65761596 At the Jewish Federation of North America event on Sunda, New York senator Chuck Schumer pledged to fight for more aid to Israel. Israel is the US’s biggest recipient of Foreign Military Funding. Receiving a sum of 34 Billion dollars in defense subsidies since 2023.  In 2024 alone New York state sent about 1.5 billion dollars in military funding to Israel, out of that 1.5 billion, half a billion dollars came from New York city. Chuck Schumer has previously received nearly 2 million dollars from the pro Israel lobbying group AIPAC. Middle East Eye took to the streets to ask New Yorkers; Where would you like your tax dollars going. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:04:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7049365d-b0d3-43c5-9bb8-75cc65761596 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.