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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Here's How Much America REALLY Spends On Israel's Defense

Last week the Jerusalem Post reported that former Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Commander-in-Chief Gabi Ashkenazi told a conference that U.S. taxpayers have contributed more to the Israeli defense budget than Israeli taxpayers in the past three years.
This comment has been passed around everywhere. 
Alison Weir of Veterans News Now pointed out it was the first instance of an Israeli leader saying that U.S. taxpayers contribute more money to Israel's defense budget than Israeli taxpayers.
But the claim seemed fishy to us.
Given that U.S. military aid to Israel was $2.775 billion in 2010, $3 billion in 2011, $3.07 billion in 2012 (and $3.15 billion per year from 2013-2018) while Israel's defense budget is around $15 billion, it made us wonder how much Israeli taxpayers contribute and where the other $12 billion non-U.S. aid comes from.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

We should make it 3.35 billion in 2013 by giving Israel the the 2 million were are now giving to the enemy in Egypt.

Anonymous said...

Give them as much as they want.

They are one country that has never asked or accepted that American soldiers die on their soil.

Anonymous said...

we need Israel and they need us. we are their friends and they live in an evil area of the world. one little country surrounded by people who want to kill all of them, want to "push them into the sea".

lmclain said...

Teh TRUE, actual dollar amount given to Israel is much more than what is listed.