Israeli military officials revealed today that their 2014 budget included $2.9 billion to pay for the cost of attacking Iran. They were pressed on the issue by Israeli MPs who asked if there was a justification for so much spending, but ducked the question.
Though Israel’s government rhetorically is always mere minutes away from ordering an attack on Iran, the P5+1 nuclear deals have made an attack extremely unlikely.
The Israeli military insists that the Netanyahu government told them to ignore the P5+1 deal and continue planning for an attack on Iran at any time. Army chief Benny Gantz insisted Israeli troops are capable of operating on the ground in Iran at any time.
Though Israel never got around to attacking Iran in 2013, military officials say billions of dollars were allocated for the attack then as well, suggesting the government is using the perennial threat of launching a unilateral war as a way to throw billions of realistically unallocated funds at the IDF without parliamentary oversight.
Headline should have read; new American budget includes billions to Israel to attack Iran.
Yes …. How much of the budget billions contains the foreign aid the U.S. has given to Israel? Hmmmm?
Ah come on, we know that money is really coming from the US budget.
And that bill is to be submitted to the US government for immediate payment with interest payable yesterday interest accures at a rate of $1 million per day for any bill submitted to the US by israel
sound about right
..with an extra couple billion for good measure
Even more of a reason to cut all US taxpayer money going to Israel.
Would be cheaper for the US to found the 51st State of Israel on American soil.
"… a way to throw billions of realistically unallocated funds at the IDF without parliamentary oversight…"
Now, I wonder where they learned that trick? Hey Dubya, you been mentoring Bibi? Uhhh, wait…Cheney, you been mentoring Bibi?
The road to hell is paved with many regrets.
This is actually a knock-on consequence of Nualnd's monumental blunder in Ukraine. The world now knows that the way to make the US run for cover is to have nuclear weapons. I'm sure the message has ben received loud and clear in Teheran. That is probably scaring the daylights out of the Israelis. Odd irony that Israel might be provoked into war by a blunder committed by one of its most virulent American supporters.
Jimmy Carter says Apartheid-Israel. If it's really the same as Apartheid towards the Palestinians, then we must Boycott Apartheid-Israel.
Good thing then that it is not Apartheid.
Where are the sanctions against Israel ?
No double standard !
Where are the sanctions against Israel ?
No double standard !
Iran says they can wipe Israel off the map in 11 days. I ask Iran, What are you waiting for? Please do, sooner the better.
Those many billions could have a better use funding the Mprize and Aubrey de Gray’s SENS foundation who are spearheading a lot of current basic and applied science R&D towards curing aging through advanced biotech and nanothechnologies (fixing the damage of cellular aging, regenerating organs etc)…..