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2024-04-19 06:34:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F4ECFA279E5CEF25F7FC248A73FEE943F221B58B07D5D59E2481957EE66A488
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Most weapons Israel receives from the United States are not free, but paid for by the government. The aid from US is only about 2% of Israel's annual budget: https://sgp.fas.org/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf Arms sales are an important part of the US economy. https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2024/02/27/america-is-leading-the-global-arms-trade-but-at-what-cost/
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