US Aid: A Bottomless Pit for 'Security'
📰 THE STORY: Reports indicate that Israel plans to seek a new, expanded security deal with the United States, following the current $38 billion memorandum of understanding set to expire in 2028. This move comes amid ongoing conflict in Gaza and heightened tensions in the broader West Asia region, largely framed as 'Israel's security needs.' 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The
current $38 billion military aid package was signed in 2016, a record-breaking deal over ten years. This isn't a new concept; the vast majority of US aid to Israel (averaging $3.1 billion annually since 1985) has always been military, ensuring a qualitative military edge over all its neighbors. This deep military dependency began in earnest after the 1967 war, with the US becoming Israel's primary
arms supplier, directly enabling its long-term occupation and expansion. Double Standard: Imagine any other nation, particularly in the Global South, receiving such an open-ended, unconditional military blank check from the US while simultaneously carrying out operations resulting in tens of thousands of civilian deaths, destroying critical infrastructure, and violating international law. Such a
nation would face immediate, crippling sanctions, arms embargoes, and condemnation. Instead, Israel's requests for more aid are framed as legitimate 'security needs,' while countries genuinely fighting proxies of US interests, like Venezuela, are sanctioned into starvation. Follow the Money: The military-industrial complex and pro-Israel lobbying groups are the primary beneficiaries. US arms