Foreign aid is a wonderful thing for Israel and I can't possibly understand why everyone opposes it. If someone offers you money for nothing, of course you will accept it. The issue comes when that money is not for nothing and in exchange for foreign aid, the US is sticking it's nose where it doesnt belong, the issue isnt foreign aid, the issue is the American foreign policy
I don't think it's for nothing anyway. Israel is America's best ally and a critical front line country in the war on Islam. I wish America and the west in general would let Israel take the gloves off and kick the snot out of the surrounding Muslim states. Force is the only thing Islam understands and respects.
As for the US pressuring Israel to abandon a military project, that doesn't surprise me. The US pressured Canada to abandon the Avro Arrow aircraft in the 60s. it was a brilliant aircraft that was far ahead of any other military aircraft of the day. It was a national disaster, our best and brightest scientists left Canada for the US and Europe and killed a potentially great industry which would have employed thousands of Canadians.
Of course not. Israel has amazing brainpower. Unfortunately, the monetary aid creates an unfair obligation on the part of Israel to the U.S. It also gives anti-semites something to crow about.
Israel should have the unconditional support of the U.S.
It is better USA gives up its empire, and start defending their mexican borders.
Europe and Israel are better of without the help of USA.
Besides the European economy doesn't need the USA as the USA needs ours.
It's a shame Lavi - and Avro - aircraft are the victim of this policy.
Every country should make it's own money.
Israel needs to fight those arabs out, instead of artificially survive on US money, and doing nothing to destroy the nuclear threat from its neighbours.
What if USA's bankruptcy doesn't permit to support anymore?