Rahm Emanuel has been serious trouble from the start. Although adored by his hometown Jewish community, and of strongly Zionist lineage, he seems to be working overtime to dispell any potential rumors of dual loyalty.
As Obama’s right-hand man, the White House Chief of Staff is arguably the second most powerful in America. It is no [...]
Posts under ‘Foreign Aid’
Oren on Existential Threats – Sovereignty
Israel has long avoided enforcing the law in many areas under its control. In the eastern part of Jerusalem, Israel-proper by law, Arabs (who have permanent resident status) have built hundreds of illegal houses, in violation of building codes. After decades of turning a blind eye, Israel finally decided to demolish a small number of illegally built houses.
Financial Crisis to Inadvertently Help Israel?
Maybe something good can come out of the financial crisis that has ravaged stock markets everywhere. According to Aluf Benn the crisis “will force Israel to give up some of the aid it receives from the United States.” Benn suggest that in order to “prevent embarrassment and pressure, Israel would do well to initiate an [...]
Head Back on Shoulders?
Efraim Sneh, former Deputy Minister of Defense, who recently resigned from the Knesset and from the Labor party, in order to form the new “Strong Israel” party had an opinion piece in Ynet the other day. Oddly enough, it actually appears to make some sense.
The op-ed’s lead reads: “US efforts to prevent Iran strike by [...]
Overpaying for American Money
Apparently, in accepting American military and economic aid, not only is Israel paying too much for the F-35s in terms of political capital, but in real terms already.
A Dutch Newspaper, NRC Handelsblad, is reporting that Israel is paying twice as much as the Netherlands is for these Joint Strike Fighters. Unfortunately, the article is in [...]
In Support of Israeli Independence
Ha’aretz (online) reported today is that the IDF has decided to forgo buying American made cluster bombs and rely instead on Israeli Military Industries (IMI – also commonly referred to as Ta’as) for future purchases. According to the article, two years ago, during the Second Lebanon War, when Israel relied heavily on American made bombs, [...]
