Israel is and always has been a welfare state. Their entire existence has been funded through foreign remittances or by handouts from the US.
The supply of US weapons only makes sense.
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I don't think that's accurate. They were founded by Britain as part of WWI. And they're fairly self-sufficient, even having their own military hardware industry big enough to export.
But they do get an unreasonable amount of US financial and material aid.
For the first few years after their independence, the US was hesitant to support Israel because they considered kibbutzim to be hotbeds of communism.
If only
Does this agreement not include any lines of illegal use of weapons making it void? Is that not standard to include some legalese of "no genocide"?
Last Monday, the U.S. State Department deemed Israel in compliance with President Biden’s landmark national security memorandum issued in February. That memorandum required that recipients of U.S. weapons must demonstrate compliance with international law, and that they not interfere with or block the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The State Department made this determination despite all of the credible evidence to the contrary. More than a million starving civilians in Gaza — possibly 90 percent of its remaining population — would beg to differ. And every aid agency working inside Gaza testifies to the unfolding catastrophe there.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4577306-israel-is-not-in-compliance-so-stop-giving-it-aid/
Idk what I expected when I asked...
And also, we should riot
Nah they used rocket lawyer instead of a real lawyer to save money /s
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In the fall of 2016, the Obama administration sealed a major military agreement with Israel that committed the United States to giving the country $38 billion in arms over 10 years.
A vocal minority of lawmakers in Congress backed by liberal activists are demanding that President Biden restrict or even halt arms shipments to Israel because of its military campaign in Gaza.
Israel has purchased much of its critical equipment from the United States, including fighter jets, helicopters, air defense missiles, and both unguided and guided bombs, which have been dropped in Gaza.
Last December, Mr. Blinken invoked a rare emergency authority to avoid legislative review and push through two of those orders worth $253 million in total, for tank ammunition and for artillery shells.
Mr. Biden issued a national security memorandum in February requiring all recipients of U.S. military aid to provide written promises that their forces abide by international law.
Speaking in general terms, Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said last month that when it comes to Israel, U.S. officials “have had ongoing assessments about their compliance with international humanitarian law.”
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