How much influence does Israel actually have?

About this episode

Ken LaCorte discusses the extent of U.S. financial and military support to Israel and its implications.

"The U.S. gives Israel a WHOLE LOT of money and support. Why?" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/0XFnV CORRECTION: At 7:11 I say that the U.S. has a base in Egypt. That's not really true. The U.S. has a small military presence there -- about 250 soldiers for various purposes -- but it's not a base in the conventional sense. ADDITION: I should've gotten into this a bit more, but a large majority -- about 75% -- of the military assistance that the U.S. g...

People in this episode

Host: Ken LaCorte

Topics covered

• Israel
• U.S. support
• military assistance
• politics
• foreign relations

Keywords

• Israel
• U.S. support
• military presence
• foreign aid
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S.

Places: Israel, Egypt

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