Actually, the US allows Israel quite a bit of leeway in its underhanded weapons and security services trade. There was that time when Israel almost sold AWACS s

Actually, the US allows Israel quite a bit of leeway in its underhanded weapons and security services trade. There was that time when Israel almost sold AWACS systems to China: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/israel-wont-sell-awacs-china-agrees-sell-them-india-168176 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/israel-wont-sell-awac... so, the sale didn't go through due to US pressure, but the point is that Israel not only contemplated it, but was going to carry it through.