Netanyahu is not turning down the money; he’s turning down the means testing. Netanyahu says that Israel has a large economy; this is meant to imply that Israel should not be subordinate.
Really solid analysis here! A major shift in intention over the last 10 years or so is that Israel has been shedding its status as a vassal state by becoming fully integrated into the US. The intent is that Israel will be independent from the US in name only. The IDF will no longer be supplied or aided by the US Military, it will just be the US military. The Israeli economy will be as critical to and inseparable from the US as California’s is.
Really solid analysis here! A major shift in intention over the last 10 years or so is that Israel has been shedding its status as a vassal state by becoming fully integrated into the US. The intent is that Israel will be independent from the US in name only. The IDF will no longer be supplied or aided by the US Military, it will just be the US military. The Israeli economy will be as critical to and inseparable from the US as California’s is.