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By Yasmine El-Sabawi in Washington Published date: 13 November 2024 21:22 GMT

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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

That's just a side effect and what keeps the ball rolling. The entire point is that they give Israel money and the Israelis turn around and spend it on American "defense" contractors. It's a round about subsidy for American industry with the bonus that they get a lackey in the middle east.