Since the US recognized Israel as a state, the country has received around $300 billion in aid from abroad, making it the biggest beneficiary of US foreign aid. The majority of US funding has been sent toward Israel’s military, which is the most developed in the area, since 2007. The United States has committed to giving Israel approximately $4 billion annually until 2028, and politicians are debating billions of more funds.
The US is prohibited from offering security aid to foreign governments that flagrantly violate human rights by the Leahy Law. Furthermore, the Biden administration said in 2023 that it would not give weapons to anyone judged likely to violate human rights gravely. Despite Biden’s recent statement that the US would halt military shipments to Israel in the event that it launched a ground invasion in Rafah, it is evident that the US is not enforcing this rule to Israel.
Biden appears to be leaning toward criticism because to the pro-Palestine demonstrations that took place at US campuses during an election year and the massive body of evidence that shows Israeli misdeeds. He declared last week that it was “fair to conclude” that Israeli forces had employed US weaponry in a manner that was “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law.
And yet, while the carnage goes on, Washington has authorized almost 100 different military sales to Israel since the invasion of Gaza.
