Israel asking US for 50% increase in next defense package

[ZiprHead]

Raise would bring annual military funding to $4.5 billion; US, Israeli officials in talks for 10-year deal

WASHINGTON — Israel reportedly wants the US to increase its annual defense assistance package by half, to an average $4.5 billion.

Defense News reported this weekend that Israel and US officials have in recent months begun negotiations on the next 10-year aid package.

The previous package, negotiated by the George W. Bush and Ehud Olmert governments in 2007, averaged $3 billion of assistance each year, for a total of $30 billion, from 2007-2017.

 

[Patooka]

So the only nation in the Middle East that has nukes needs an increase in socialist military handouts?

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

For some reason "Merchant of Venice" comes to mind.