Aluf Benn and Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz Correspondents: U.S. to increase military aid to Israel in decade-long deal
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Title:Qualitative Edge? Over what?
Name:Don Camillo
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This beggars belief.

Israel already has the 4th most powerful Armed Forces in the world, is the only Power in the region with a theatre nuclear strike capability, yet it asked for, and got, yet more money for more arms to maintain a `qualitative edge`.

Qualitative edge over what or whom, and why?

Which other country is threatening Israel so bad thatit needs this amount of money to maintain a qualitative edge? Egypt? Jordan? Lebanon? Syria?

33% of Israeli families live below the poverty line.

Why can`t Israel ask for US dollars for humanitarian purposes?