Israel Allocates Billions to 'Defense,' Cuts Taxes for the 'Middle Class'
The Israeli cabinet, as reported by Bloomberg, approved a 2026 budget heavy on 'defense spending' from 'two years of conflict' and tax cuts for the middle class. 'Conflict,' of course, is the media's chosen euphemism for sustained military occupation, forced displacement, and bombing campaigns. This budget entrenches a seventy-five year pattern of prioritizing military aggression over the
well-being of the broader populace, let alone regional stability. This isn't defending a nation; it's funding an ongoing occupation machine. While US politicians on both sides of the aisle — many having received significant donations from groups like AIPAC (OpenSecrets.org data shows over $23M in pro-Israel lobbying donations in 2022 alone) — cheer on such budgets as acts of 'self-defense,' they
conveniently gloss over the economic costs to their own citizens. How many of those 'middle-class' tax cuts are ultimately offset by billions in US foreign aid, (often bypassing Congressional oversight for specific purchases like HR 815 for $14B to Israel)? It appears the 'middle class' benefits from a budget designed to sustain a military campaign, not a lasting peace.