Among the 40,000 earmark requests submitted by members of Congress is a $10,000,000 earmark for a medical facility in Ashdod, Israel.

This prompts a commenter to ask, “And what do U.S. taxpayers get in return for this $10,000,000 investment?”

The request is by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D) of New York’s fifth district. A 501(c)(3) group called American Friends of Ashdod Medical Center is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Ashdod is the fifth largest city in Israel, with about 207,000 inhabitants. The thing is . . . most of those people are probably not Americans. They’re likely to be, oh . . . , Israelis? The benefit to American taxpayers from such a payout is at least subject to question.

What do you think? Is spending $10,000,000 on a medical facility in Israel a good idea in your view?

Here’s the current vote on that earmark. Click to vote, comment, learn more, or edit the wiki article about it.