The U.S. Has an Israel Problem, and Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill
No other country has received such a large ‘aid’ package from the United States
By Vijay Prashad
/ AlterNet
September 14, 2016 | http://www.alternet.org/world/ us-israel-problem
The United States government, led by President Barack
Obama, has pledged Israel $38 billion over ten years in military
assistance. This money will include Israeli purchase of American missile
defence systems – a shield against attack. But this is not what defines
the deal. The money will mainly go to Israel’s offensive military
capacity that includes weapon systems used against Palestinians –
particularly in the frequent attacks by Israel on Gaza. The ‘aid’
package is not only for Israel – which benefits greatly from this
largess – but it will be a massive boondoggle for US arms manufacturers.
The United States taxpayer will pay Israel $38 billion so that Israel
has to turn around and buy weapons systems from the US weapons monopoly
firms. This is a cosy agreement, which benefits Israel and the weapons
dealers but not the US taxpayer and not the Palestinians. They are the
ones who lose.
For the record, each US taxpayer will be
paying over $300 per head to the Israelis and the arms industry. Scare
resources in this country will go, essentially, towards the illegal
Occupation of the Palestinians. http://www.alternet.org/world/us-israel-problem
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