A new report on Israeli government expenditures shows the nation spending a hugely disproportionate amount on their military with roughly one fifth of the overall national budget going straight into military spending.
The report also revealed that more than 50 percent of that military spending is directly into salaries. The levels have been growing at a rapid pace in past years, far faster than Israel’s economy is growing, and of course that growth is being hindered with a large portion of money disappearing into the black hole that is military spending.
This dwarfs the percentage other industrialized nations spend on their militaries. Germany spends 3.6 percent, Britain 5.8 percent. Even nations seen to have huge militaries, like Egypt, only spend 6.3%.
This is only a portion of the overall cost of Israel’s military as well, as in addition to their own government’s outlays, the Israeli military gets billions annually from the United States, and smaller amounts from Germany and various other nations.
There are hidden subsidies too. Ammunition and spare parts typically cost as much as the weapon. The US provides that for free, stocking "US ammunition, parts, and fuel" in Israel and giving Israel free rights to draw on it. The US has little use for it there, but the Israelis use it instead of having their own. It is worth billions every year. One recent study said the Israelis could not fight for even five days on their own stocks. The US simply pays for that aspect of their military, quietly, as if it were part of the US military.
Aside from cookies and military-related industries what does Israel produce for export? Let's face it the self-defence sector is Israel. The rest is logistics.
Why does it matter how much is spent on the Israeli military? I suspect none of the money sent is actually money collected from the people of Israel. I am sure there are a ton of citizens of Israel making
billions on parts and weapons given to our special friends in some phony scam were they Israel provided and IOU which will always be repaid with another IOU thus they claim they purchased the items. Real money never trade hands in sales to Israel.
Trading war materials for Middle-East oil — Why we created Israel
Pure stupidity is the idea that Empire USA is throwing money down a
“black hole” by funding all of Israel’s to keep the Middle-East so
terrorized that since 1948 the Middle-East has been the worlds largest
consumer of war materials.
For as a pay-back to our corporate rich for making him the first black paid
actor president, Obama last year went to Saudi Arabia and two days
late came back with a trade agreement — $60 billion of war materials
in exchange for $60 billion of Middle-East oil. Enough said.
Just to put it in perspective…the American military spending accounted for roughly 20% of 2010 budgeted expenditures – 28% of tax revenue. US military spending accounts for roughly 40% of global arms spending – and that probably doesn't count the military spending done on behalf of the Israelis (that we give to them gratis.)
Time to turn the spigot off. Cut all military spending 25% – after all, most of the military spending is to fight battles we created – kind of self-fulfilling, eh? Turn it off.
At least the israli government takes care of its people, with cradle to grave healthcare, free education at all levels, housing assistance, etc.
How unfortunate to be one of the nations living near or next to Israel! The word cancer comes to mind…
all the world crooks are israeli.