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Hi, I’m Ken LaCorte. I spent 20 years behind-the-scenes at Fox News and now host “Elephants in Rooms”.
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How much influence does Israel actually have?
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"The U.S. gives Israel a WHOLE LOT of money and support. Why?" –Ken
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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. gives Israel isn't cash, but grants that must be spent 100% on American-made equipment. So in a way it's also a subsidy to U.S. defense contractors. Also, virtually every other country is required to spend 100% of their grants on U.S. weapons.
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