How Strong is the Israeli lobby in America? (Continue from Before...)

In addition to providing direct financial aid to Israel, the United States also provides loan guarantees to borrow from commercial banks at low interest rates. For example, Israel borrowed $10 billion in 1990 and $9 billion in 2003 on the loan guarantee of the United States. The United States provides surplus defense equipment and weapons to friendly countries for free or at low cost. Under the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, in this regard, a limit has been set to provide equipment other than ships to a country at cheap or free prices and weapons worth more than 250 million dollars cannot be given, but on November 5, 1990, this law was specifically amended to grant immunity to Israel and provided $700 million in defense equipment under the program. The United States also played an important role in promoting Israel's armaments industry. In the 2004 US budget, 136 million dollars were allocated for the Aero Missile Project. Apparently, this project is called a joint venture, but only Israel benefits because the US has never used these weapons. 

In 2008, it was planned that the US would spend 400 million dollars to store weapons in Israel to be used in case of any regional crisis. This weapon can also be used by the Israeli army and this weapon was also used in the war against Lebanon. Due to the facilitation of the United States, Israel has fallen to the eighth position in the list of arms selling countries. Israel is one of the prosperous and developed countries. Israel's exports are touching 60 billion dollars, per capita income has reached 43700 dollars. In 2021, due to Corona, when the average economic growth at the global level was 5%, Israel's economy saw a 7% growth. But the rain of American favors and favors is raining on Israel as if it is a poor and backward country. Professor Stephen M. Walt and John J. In his book, Mearsheimer also considers the aspect of whether the US can influence Israel as a result of generous aid. The answer is that the United States pushes the world with the stick and carrot policy, but with regard to Israel, the stick cannot be used, but the number of carrots has to be increased. and us foreign policy writes that in November 1967, in the light of UN Resolution No. 242, the Israeli cabinet approved that the territories occupied during the 6-day war will be returned, but it was implemented when American President Nixon He personally assured that the US would provide warships to Israel. 

After some time, there were clashes with Egypt again, and on March 6, 1969, a cease-fire was signed on the condition that the US promised to provide warplanes to Israel would be implemented soon. Former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who was then the federal minister, when he was asked if the United States put pressure on Israel, he said, "I would say they handled us more with a carrot than with a stick. In my event, they never." threatened us with sanctions. This US policy adopted during the Nixon era is still ongoing. When Israel showed willingness to sign a peace agreement with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger assured not only to meet Israel's oil needs. Moreover, the aid provided by the United States also increased significantly. US aid, which was 1.9 billion dollars in 1975, increased to 6.29 billion dollars in 1976, and in 1979, US aid increased to 10.9 billion dollars annually. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo Accords with PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas, and US President Clinton gave Israel additional military aid of $1.2 billion to implement the agreement. Not only does the United States pay Israel for the peace treaty with Israel, but it also gives aid to other countries so that they do not disturb Israel. Anwar Sadat began to receive American aid in exchange for good behavior with Israel. In 1974, for Egypt American aid was 71.7 million dollars, but in 1975,

American aid increased to 1.127 billion and in 1978, it became 2.3 billion. went Similarly, Jordan, which was receiving US aid of 76 million dollars in 1994 and 57 million dollars in 1995, when King Hussein signed the peace agreement and assured Israel of good behavior, the United States not only increased the aid to 566 million dollars, but also provided loans of 700 million dollars. Sorry too. From 1972 to 2006, the United States vetoed 42 resolutions to be presented in the Security Council. 

The other four members of the Security Council did not veto as many resolutions in total as the US vetoed to save Israel. reached 9 billion dollars. Similarly, Jordan, which was receiving US aid of 76 million dollars in 1994 and 57 million dollars in 1995, when King Hussein signed the peace agreement and assured Israel of good behavior, the United States not only increased the aid to 566 million dollars, but also provided loans of 700 million dollars. Sorry too. From 1972 to 2006, the United States vetoed 42 resolutions to be presented in the Security Council. The other four members of the Security Council did not veto as many resolutions in total as the US vetoed to save Israel. reached 9 billion dollars. Similarly, Jordan, which was receiving US aid of 76 million dollars in 1994 and 57 million dollars in 1995, when King Hussein signed the peace agreement and assured Israel of good behavior, the United States not only increased the aid to 566 million dollars, but also provided loans of 700 million dollars. Sorry too. From 1972 to 2006, the United States vetoed 42 resolutions to be presented in the Security Council. The other four members of the Security Council did not veto as many resolutions in total as the US vetoed to save Israel.