Israeli media are quoting officials familiar with the situation as saying there are quiet talks going on between the Obama Administration and Israel’s new far-right government on a “massive compensation” boost in military aid for Israel’s acquiescence on the civilian nuclear deal with Iran.
The deal is expected to be spun in the US and Israel as a huge boost in military aid to keep Israel’s “competitive advantage” over Saudi Arabia after that nation buys new US weapons, though Israel of course isn’t on particularly bad terms with the Saudis to begin with.
In return, Israel would be allowed to keep publicly complaining about the Iran deal, but would privately tone down their efforts to undermine the deal.
That’s potentially huge, with the US Congress getting to “review” any Iran deal, and the Israel Lobby more or less able to muster a Congressional vote on any issue even tangentially related to Israel when it wants to.
The deal is expected to include both an increase in the number of F-35 warplanes the US will be giving Israel, and a significant boost in funding for Israel’s missile defense systems.
AIPAC boot licking congress. We need to bribe a pimple on a camels ass because we cant elect a congress that thinks of America before Israel. BDS should help change that. take AIPAC funding away.
Really? And what's keeping israel from cheating and getting both–the aid and US Congresstraitors to kill the deal?
Who came up with this brilliant idea anyway? Some "American" no doubt.
With friends like Israel, who needs enemies?
I’m unable to tell the difference of who is the pimp and who is the prostitute.
Thanks Obama, I feel much safer now.
You are right Rick. Israel has already been found to have violated the Russian embargo by trading with Russia, and the Israel banks have been found hiding Americans money from the American taxman. There is nothing that even suggest that we can trust these people to keep their word on anything. Obama knows what liars they are, so does the Russians. Do you remember the "hot mic" issue? Yet here we are, on our knees, begging that the Israelis don't do something that makes us look bad on the world stage. I don't think America can look any worse than it already does on the world stage. Lets not forget that the people that support Israel are the same ones that lied us into the Iraq war. I am beginning to see a common thread amongst these people, and its neither moral or respectable.
How much fire power is required to murder the people of Gaza?
The Israelis have had the firepower to rid themselves of the Palestinians for quite some time. This is about getting the approval of the US and their ankle-biters to go ahead and do it. And, given the "sense of the Congress" they will eventually get it, despite what the American people want.
Gee, this sounds a lot like blackmail to me!
I was thinking more like bribery than blackmail. But certainly some kind of illicit quid pro quo.
"blackmail"
And given the actions of the USG in recent years, there surely is ample evidence unknown by the American public for which they can be blackmailed over.
We ought to be cutting off Israel, not increasing that subsidy.
However, look at where the money goes — it subsidizes sales of the F-35, and it supports more of the huge Star Wars anti-missile industry. This money for Israel is *also* for the pet favorites of our Congressional/ military/industrial complex. It's a twofer.