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Defense official: Defending against terror is an expensive endeavor
Moran Azulay
Published: 03.09.14, 20:25
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1. Laws harming Tora study,harm Israel
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (09.03.14)
2. Short of cash?
Gene Graczyk ,   Santa Rosa, CA USA   (09.03.14)
Given the endless vitriol espoused in these comments over the last years, I want to remind our Israeli friends that your disregard of our president and country mean that there will be no new funds coming from the US. Pay your own way from here on out. You have explained over and over again that you do not care what the US thinks so you obviously will have to come up with the military resources on your own.
3. Even Pay Differential not enough
Zechariah   (09.04.14)
Even as is now combat troops get more It will not save that much .Rather Habayit Hayehudi ought show far greater interest in military matters Defense of the Troops better Technology.The Money for antitank weaponry and a better Iron dome and Lighter bullet proof vests has to come from other sectors .
4. Sorry again?
Avi L.   (09.04.14)
"Should a soldier hurt in a traffic accident be placed in the same category as a soldier wounded in Sajaiyya?" Why not? Maybe they are from the same unit and dodged the same bullets, one was more lucky while the other one was run down by a car ... non sense! Should we penalize unlucky soldiers? But why yesterday Bennet was quoted as talking about (fighting in?) London and a car crash? http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4566828,00.html Bennett lamented the fact that "a soldier wounded in a car crash gets the same treatment as a soldier wounded in London." I seems to me that all these politicos just lost it totally. Having failed to remove Hamas' threat, they are bickering while the jihadis are carousing in victory. Hairdo B in order to show how tough he is and trying to keep the settlers' votes, annexes a piece of land, arousing the ire of potential anti-jihad allies (France, UK). It seems a competition of who makes worse.
5. Gene - we always do
Ehud   (09.04.14)
See, we receive 3 billion $ annually from the US, virtually all of which have to be spent in the US. It's basically just a US subsidy to its own military industry. The extra funding Yaalon wants can only come from the Israeli tax payer. We're in the same boat here - everybody in the end funding their own military-industrial complex - sometimes with, and most of the time without any justification. So cool down, man
6. Occupying another people and stealing their land & resource
Why !   (09.04.14)
Is costly. Money lovers.
7. show me the money
rm ,   amsterdam NL   (09.04.14)
This was to be expected that the IDF already at the receiving end of an enourmous amount of money, would jump on the 'opportunity' to get more. Israeli people are scared so give us more money to buy even more advanced weapens that will really keep you safe! Not true. Israel will never be safe unless it loses it's 'holier than thou' attitude, ends the occupation and starts behaving like a better neigbour.
8. #2 Gene
Josh ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (09.04.14)
I do not think it's fair to say that we have disregarded Mr. Obama and the USA. On the contrary, the present US administration has demonstrated unabashed hostility to Israel, while providing moral and financial support to Israel's -- and America's -- enemies (e.g., Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and even Hamas and Iran) The vast majority of Israelis feel very close to the US, her citizens and her traditional values -- but it is these very values of democracy, freedom of speech, equality, etc. that the present administration is eroding in many ways, both overtly and covertly. As for paying our own way – perhaps that would ultimately be better (even if the US receives a lot from us, e.g., military technology). But in this case, the US should also stop sending billions of her taxpayers’ money to our enemies (including, again, Iran, to which billions were granted in exchange for non-promises).
9. Jews and Israel USA Superpower Status
Zechariah   (09.04.14)
Jews have contributed enormously to the USA superPower Status and Israeli Army Technology and Tactics Drive the U SA stronger .Also Loans provide jobs for USA workers .In this Feral World Security Capacity is Vital.
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