As the record-large 10-year US military aid package to Israel is set to go into effect, Israeli MPs are lobbying the Trump government to make substantial changes. In particular, they object to the made-in-USA rules.
The $38 billion aid package is to be spent on US-made equipment. This has been a common way to make foreign aid politically safe, as it means that money is ultimately going to US arms makers who have a lot of influence.
Israeli officials, however, see this US armament as a problem for their economy. The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee is estimating that 22,000 Israeli jobs would be lost if the US doesn’t just send Israel the money straightaway and let them spending on Israeli-made arms.
Yet this was the agreement all along, back to when President Obama got the Israeli government to finally, grudgingly agree to accept $38 billion worth of equipment. While President Trump has suggested the aid couple end up being even bigger, as part of a desire to throw more arms at Israel, the desire to keep growing US weapons exports means he’s probably not going to be eager to send Israel the cash instead.
Gimme the loot! Gimme the loot!
Maybe Israel should find other employment for those 22,000 workers, maybe something not involved in making war?
Let them work for one of Ivanka’s Sweat shops
Let them spend their own money on their own defense. Let them pay full price too, when they want our stuff.
Ungrateful greedy pricks.
Mark, for sure and for certain!
They already spend that money bribing Congress, what’s the difference?? Less for Congress!!
The difference is, it is OUR frigging money they are wasting on ALL their corruption.
Luckily, the MIC has lot more influence than the heelies when it comes to American jobs. But I’m sure it won’t stop the U.S. from increasing the free cash they are already getting.
give me give me give give me give me like a child
You mean like a Trump whine bag family?
While Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, and Palestine win hearts and minds, Israel wins U.S. Taxpayer dollars…
What amazingly GREEDY PARASITES they are!!!!!!!
Is it America First or Israel First?
Has MAGA become MIGA in the Trump administration?
Will US taxpayers subsidize Israel to take American jobs?
The Israelis way too smart and know full well that they can get away with anything because the American people are dumbest people that have ever walked the face of this earth. The Israelis would be idiots not to milk the American cash cow for all that its worth. All nations do what they need to do to survive. Israel is no different.
Why is our tax dollar going towards Israels terrorism? Stop wasting my dollars on terrorist countries!
Israelis not aware not ever to nag or not scared enough to never nag Trump?
Jared or Ivanka only can? But not ever even Bolton, Pompeo…..
But Bolton did complain once, that i know of. But he did it in a semi-secret way so that Trump would not catch on.
And i am not writing to Trump to warn him!!!
Since childhood, I’ve heard the phrase, “give them an inch and they’ll try to take a yard”; and I realize the truth of that. What I don’t think that the two political parties realize is how sick of this behavior many US citizens are becoming.
Bahahahaha…you think that politicians give a crap what “US citizens” think. That’s a good one. The American public consists of nothing but a bunch of asses and horses’ asses at that! Fleece those morons all you want; pluck their feathers and they’ll do nothing but thank you for it!
Disgraceful. Israel is a very rich nation and they should pay their own bills. They have milked other nations for years only to develop a nation which is now the aggressor. It is time to wish them well and spend out money on our nation instead of funding military complex.
I agree 100%, Tom, it’s a real disgrace, Israel’s a very rich nation who should pay their own bills, as you said, they’ve milked other nations for years, only to develop a nation which is now the aggressor. It’s time to wish them farewell and spend our money on our own nation, instead of funding the military complex.
During his presidential campaign (and even after winning), Donald Trump kept repeating “MAGA”, however, it’s now become “MIGA”, and the people who voted for him are feeling betrayed. It’s not good to betray one’s base, as Trump has done; that base is transformed from loyal followers to bitter opponents seeking revenge.
I’ve always thought that Israel was only required to spend a percentage(70) of our tax dollars on our weaponry.
That changed in the last negotiations.
Oy vey! Why all the consternation? After over 50 years of a parasitical relationship with Israel, why is anyone surprised at the demand for cash? After the Israelis conducted a premeditated attack on the USS Liberty in 1967 killing and wounding American soldiers and the fact that they actually received a 5-fold increase in aid in 1968, which increased even more the following year, the Israelis realized that they had full spectrum control of the U.S. political system and media. (Some times euphemistically referred to as the “unshakeable bond between the United States and Israel.)
The usual fraud is to receive a “loan” from the U.S. and then, after it is out of the public view, their agents that infest the government forgive the loan. Or their agents may re-classify new military hardware as salvage or surplus and give it to Israel for free.
This “bond’ between parasite and host will only get worse since the parasite’s control of the host is only getting stronger.
Thank you for reminding us of the “USS Liberty” crime committed by our so called ally: Israel. It remains one of the greatest scandals in US military history! The fact is that the Zionist Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of Defense McNamara were on the leash of the Israeli lobby, the same AIPAC manipulators who finance the corrupt members of Congress. They are selling their souls to the Devil to get the needed funds for their re-election by the unconscious, forgetful, uninformed American voters. The sooner we expose Israel as insatiable parasites and blackmailers, and draw the line in the sand, we will keep paying until our country is bankrupt. America FIRST means Israel LAST!! Netanyahu is a clear and present danger to our political independence and well being.
END —–all foreign aid,
we aren’t “rich”,
we are in massive DEBT!