Two scholars who have written about the US/Israel relationship published a book entitled The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy (date unknown). Their ideas have produced controversy. They say "Israel's military adventures (Gaza) would be far more difficult w/o American support". They also note that Israel is "the largest annual recipient of direct US economic and military assistance since 1976, and is the largest recipient in total since WWII, to the tune of well over $ 140 billion (in 2004 dollars). Israel receives about $ 3 billion in direct assistance each year, roughly one-fifth of the foreign aid budget, and worth about $ 500 a year for every Israeli".
(Source: "An American War" by Lou Dubose editor of The Washington Spectator for January 15, 2009).
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