The United States military aid to Israel is increasing once again. Usually stated at $3.5 (USD), it closer to $4.5 (USD) when including other “benefits”.
Authors of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, Messrs. Mearsheimer and Walt, have pointed out, neither the practical nor the moral case for this extraordinary amount of material support is justified: our Israel-centered foreign policy has been a burden to us in our dealings with the other nations of the Middle East, and it is increasingly clear that U.S. and Israeli interests have diverged since the end of the Cold War.
The point to be made is this: Just as America’s policy of military intervention in the Middle East benefits Israel strategically, serving as an ever expanding protective shield against the hostility of ts neighbors, so American subsidies in the form of military aid are designed to bolster the burgeoning Israeli arms industry, so that government-supported Israeli companies can sell us new weaponry developed on our dime (TBM: read US taxpayers).
