In Israel, U.S. foots a bill on both sides | Letters
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on May 25, 2021, days after an Egypt-brokered truce halted fighting between the Jewish state and the Gaza Strip s rulers Hamas. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP) [ MENAHEM KAHANA | AP ]
Published May 27
| May 25
Over the years the U.S. government has supplied Israel with about $146 billion in economic and military assistance, although economic assistance ended in 2007. Israel was the first country to acquire the sophisticated F-35 fighter jet, yet another sign of Americaâs close relationship with the Jewish state. During his visit to that country and in his meetings with Palestinian authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised to help the Palestinian population in Gaza (but not thei