Israel is the largest recipient of US foreign aid, having received more than $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) since its founding in 1948. That funding has allowed Israel to arm and train its forces to fight wars and impose military rule over the lands it occupies.

In fact, Israel “has been using American-made weapons” to fight its wars “for decades,” according to the Council on Foreign Relations. “The extraordinary flow of aid has included tank and artillery ammunition, bombs, rockets and small arms,” the council stated in a report this year.

In the years prior to Oct. 7, 2023, whenever Hamas attacked Israel, it responded with repeated strikes using American weapons, targeting and killing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. It was always confident that it would never have to worry about running out of bombs, missiles, tanks, armor or bullets. During the past decade, for example, America has been giving Israel an annual sum of $3.8 billion.

Whenever the victims of Israel’s violence respond with violence, they are labeled as “terrorists,” triggering an emergency. America duly proceeds to give Israel even more military aid. Since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, for example, America has approved tens of billions of dollars in additional funding for Israel.

Presidents, members of Congress and many local officials who receive massive campaign........

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