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2023-10-10 00:04:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B0A9FB93D6C3D0F602BDAB605238BACB05C9F0E06A507C6DFEC395B1612C1A96
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US aid to Israel is not unconditional. The two countries repeatedly negoatiate a longterm Memorandum of Understanding that places conditions on how the money is used. Defense items are subject to export controls. Overview: https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-military-aid-does-the-us-give-to-israel/#:~:text=The%20United%20States,signed%20in%202016 Conditions: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/history-and-overview-of-u-s-foreign-aid-to-israel#:~:text=COVID%2D19%C2%A0pandemic.-,Implementing%20the%20Obama%2DNetanyahu%20MOU,-In%20December%202019 https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/history-and-overview-of-u-s-foreign-aid-to-israel#:~:text=the%20Palestinian%20economy.-,The%20Biden%20Era%20Begins,-In%20February%202021 MOU: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/14/fact-sheet-memorandum-understanding-reached-israel Export Control: https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_public_portal_itar_landing https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/all-articles/25-compliance-a-training/export-administration-regulations-training/1602-export-control-basics
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