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Most Western governments fund Israel. The US funds it the most.

by direwolf20 9mo ago

flyinglizard 9mo ago
Where’s the data to support your extraordinary claim?
- direwolf20 9mo ago
  You could start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_supplying_arms_to_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_supplying_ar...
  - flyinglizard 9mo ago
    You’ve given a list of countries selling weapons to Israel. If I sell you my car, I am not “funding” you. What an exercise in utter futility.
    - direwolf20 9mo ago
      You could also read https://www.cfr.org/articles/us-aid-israel-four-charts https://www.cfr.org/articles/us-aid-israel-four-charts These are just Google results.
    - FilosofumRex 9mo ago
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      - flyinglizard 9mo ago
        The Israeli military and security forces budget is more than $55bn a year, and you are saying the US pays all of it. It’s the first time I’ve ever encountered such an outlandish claim.
        ch4s3 9mo ago
        The guy is an antisemite and a loon who’s obsessed with Mossad.
        FilosofumRex 9mo ago
        > The guy is an antisemite and a loon who’s obsessed with Mossad CIA & Mossad in that order, and of course, MI6 as well, but their budget is small
        ch4s3 9mo ago
        right, a crazy person
        ch4s3 9mo ago
        To anyone downvoting my sibling comment, go look at the post history [1] this guy indulges in loads of crazy conspiracies and ties them all back to Mossad. It’s pretty clear what the underlying motivation is. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FilosofumRex https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FilosofumRex
        FilosofumRex 9mo ago
        US finances costliest weapons (fighter jets, precision munitions, air and missile defense systems such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, and Iron Beam) which provides the qualitative edge of Israel’s military, while Israel’s own budget covers personnel, operations, and much of the day‑to‑day war cost. Without US tax dollars, Israeli part of military budget would have to shrink by 50 - 60% to pay for R&D, manufacturing, testing, deploying and maintaining of US provided advanced weapon systems.

Most Western governments fund Israel. The US funds it the most.

flyinglizard 9mo ago

Where’s the data to support your extraordinary claim?

direwolf20 9mo ago
You could start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_supplying_arms_to_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_supplying_ar...
- flyinglizard 9mo ago
  You’ve given a list of countries selling weapons to Israel. If I sell you my car, I am not “funding” you. What an exercise in utter futility.
  - direwolf20 9mo ago
    You could also read https://www.cfr.org/articles/us-aid-israel-four-charts https://www.cfr.org/articles/us-aid-israel-four-charts These are just Google results.
  - FilosofumRex 9mo ago
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    - flyinglizard 9mo ago
      The Israeli military and security forces budget is more than $55bn a year, and you are saying the US pays all of it. It’s the first time I’ve ever encountered such an outlandish claim.
      - ch4s3 9mo ago
        The guy is an antisemite and a loon who’s obsessed with Mossad.
        FilosofumRex 9mo ago
        > The guy is an antisemite and a loon who’s obsessed with Mossad CIA & Mossad in that order, and of course, MI6 as well, but their budget is small
        ch4s3 9mo ago
        right, a crazy person
      - ch4s3 9mo ago
        To anyone downvoting my sibling comment, go look at the post history [1] this guy indulges in loads of crazy conspiracies and ties them all back to Mossad. It’s pretty clear what the underlying motivation is. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FilosofumRex https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FilosofumRex
      - FilosofumRex 9mo ago
        US finances costliest weapons (fighter jets, precision munitions, air and missile defense systems such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, and Iron Beam) which provides the qualitative edge of Israel’s military, while Israel’s own budget covers personnel, operations, and much of the day‑to‑day war cost. Without US tax dollars, Israeli part of military budget would have to shrink by 50 - 60% to pay for R&D, manufacturing, testing, deploying and maintaining of US provided advanced weapon systems.