Congress and the American people are vital to the State of Israel.
¢ The United States is Israel's main ally and strategic support. Our relations with it are the cornerstone of Israel's military capabilities, the IDF's qualitative edge, and Israel's strategic and political positioning.
¢ We receive $3 billion a year from the US, going back some 40 years now. What social or economic budget items would we forgo to make up the m12 billion gap if this assistance disappears?
¢ They're the only ones who can provide us with F-35 jets, the best aircraft in the world.
¢ These are mutually beneficial relations. The US also benefits from the unprecedented cooperation between our intelligence communities. And so do we.
We never expected, and will never ask others to fight for us — yet the US has deployed advanced radar systems in
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