Q: What was the amount of goods, services and money given to Israel in 2010? -- Shelly Powell, Lawrenceville
A: The United States provided $2.775 billion in aid to Israel in fiscal year 2010, according to www.foreignassistance.gov, a website that details what the U.S. gives to other countries every year, and a congressional report titled "U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel." Almost all U.S. aid is in the form of military assistance, according to the report. The report noted that the amount will rise to $3 billion in fiscal year 2012.
Q: I thought that British policemen do not carry guns. What was the circumstance of the shooting of the young man whose death started the riots in London? -- Janet Peterson, Rome
A: Mark Duggan, 29, died on Aug. 4 when he was shot by an armed officer with the Metropolitan Police Service's Specialist Firearms Command. The Command was supporting officers with Scotland Yard's Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities, according to media outlets that included the Guardian and ABCNews.com. The ABC story noted that Duggan, who had reported links to London gangs, was a passenger in a minicab when officers carrying submachine guns stopped the vehicle, according to an account by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
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