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'We Give Israel $4B a Year - That's a Lot': Trump Tells Netanyahu He May Not Drop TariffsChris MenahanInformationLiberation Apr. 07, 2025 |
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  President Donald Trump on Monday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US might not drop its new 17% tariff on Israel because we "give [them] four billion dollars a year" and they're "one of the highest" recipients of foreign aid.
When asked by a reporter if the US would reduce the new 17% tariff on Israeli goods, Trump responded: "Well, we're talking about a whole new trade -- maybe not, maybe not." "Now, don't forget we help Israel a lot. You know, we give Israel $4 billion a year. That's a lot. Congratulations, by the way. That's pretty good," Trump quipped. "But we give Israel billions of dollars a year. Billions. It's one of the highest of any -- we give a lot of countries money."
The US not only gives Israel over $4 billion a year but also fights their wars (which in the case of the war in Iraq cost $2 trillion). Israel's not simply "one of the highest recipients" of foreign aid but the highest recipients of foreign aid -- and it's not even close. The aid money we give to Egypt is also a bribe to normalize relations with Israel.  The war on the Houthis is also being fought on behalf of Israel. The NY Times reported on Friday that the cost of the US's latest campaign in Yemen is going to be over $1 billion within a month, and the Pentagon expects it will only have "limited success."
The Trump administration is also planning for a potential war with Iran for Israel.
Tucker Carlson, perhaps responding to inside information (or public news reports put out by Israel), warned on Monday against the US starting a war with Iran. "Whatever you think of tariffs, it's clear that now is the worst possible time for the United States to participate in a military strike on Iran," Carlson said. "We can't afford it. Thousands of Americans would die. We'd lose the war that follows." "Nothing would be more destructive to our country," he added. "And yet we're closer than ever, thanks to unrelenting pressure from neocons. This is suicidal. Anyone advocating for conflict with Iran is not an ally of the United States, but an enemy."
The only people advocating for a war with Iran are the Israelis and their proxies. Though this little scuffle over tariffs is funny, we must not overlook the fact the Trump administration in terms of policy is funneling billions of dollars in military aid to the Jewish state to massacre civilians in Gaza and wage war on their blood enemies. We've been given zero reasons to believe this policy is going to change. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |
