Erosion of Sovereignty

Money from the United States Erodes Israel’s Political Independence

The money Israel receives from the United States has for decades allowed Washington to infringe on Israel’s sovereignty. Since the early 1970s, successive US administrations have placed heavy pressure on Israel’s leadership to comply with America’s policy agenda for the Middle East – an agenda that often places Israel in positions of weakness vis-à-vis her neighbors.

Using the aid as diplomatic leverage, US officials have succeeded in removing a number of Israeli leaders from office and pressuring others to perpetrate crimes against their people. In recent years, Israeli prime ministers have begun to view themselves not as the heads of an independent state but rather as vassal rulers for a foreign power. Rather than act in the interest of their people, these leaders often seek American approval for major policy decisions, especially those pertaining to diplomacy, trade and national defense.

It has become increasingly clear in recent years that foreign aid is generally used by Washington as a means of controlling developing countries viewed as strategically important to US foreign policy while at the same time funneling most of the money back to American companies (arms, oil, construction, etc.). Once dependent on the money, these countries come under the control of the US government and are bullied into cooperating with Washington’s global agenda.

Israel’s current situation directly contradicts the essence of Zionism, which states that the Jewish people should be responsible and empowered to forge their own national destiny. American aid has arguably been the major factor in eroding Israel’s sovereignty in recent decades and when the flow of money is finally cut, the State of Israel will once again become an independent country capable of securing the Jewish nation’s future.