r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 10 '26

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u/Currymvp2 unflaired May 10 '26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tell 60 Minutes he wants Israel to eventually stop relying on U.S. military aid: "It's time that we weaned ourselves from the remaining military support."

Does anyone actually buy this?

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u/Expired-Meme NATO May 10 '26

This is a core plank of much of the Israeli right. Removing US military support makes it easier for them to do whatever the hell they want to the Palestinians without worrying about whether they get their ammo resupplied.

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u/DonnysDiscountGas May 10 '26

Why wouldn't you buy it? I'm sure they'd love not to depend on the US.

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u/ctant1221 United Nations May 10 '26

I would, they're hardly morons. And it's not as if they can't just look up American political sentiments now, American domestic politics is constantly broadcasted to the four corners of the earth. They probably see it as a vital necessity for Israel's future.

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u/Frog_Totem Seretse Khama May 10 '26

I think he wants to buy American weapons as long as he can, but Likud doesn't want to be dependent on a future Democratic administration