Time for the US to Curb Aid to Israel

Celestine Bohlen, Bloomberg News | April 6, 2010

The growing rift between the US and Israel has exposed diverging “goals, expectations, and national interests.” ++ The US gives billions of dollars annually to Israel in military aid. ++ The best thing for the allies would be to cut financial ties. ++ This would allow Israel to pursue its own interests without outside influence, and the US would no longer be seen as favoring Israel. ++ US aid to Israel is supposed to be an investment in peace. ++ “The US shouldn’t sign blank checks for policies that could be at odds with its own interests.”