The United States has poured at least $22.76 billion into military aid for Israel and related regional operations in just one year. This staggering figure comes from a study by the “Costs of War” project at Brown University, which focuses on military expenditures. The researchers consider this amount conservative. It includes approved security assistance funding […]
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