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Addressing Israel's Reliance on U.S. Military Aid
(Ynet News) Dr. Joel Fishman - Israel is dependent on the U.S. for the vital supply of weapons and munitions. Some American policymakers are uncomfortable with a strong and independent Israel. Ynet's military correspondent Ron Ben-Yishai has written that the Obama administration demanded that American military aid funds not be spent in Israel. They did not want to finance the Israel defense industry and persuaded Israel to accept a bigger financial aid package in its place. Thus, Israel sacrificed its freedom to manufacture certain types of weapons and became dependent on the U.S. Moreover, inventory that had been stored in Israel was depleted when it was transferred to Ukraine but not replenished. The writer is a Fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs.