Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Israel Exports $3.1 Billion to US in First Quarter of 2017, a 5-Percent Increase
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
An Israeli flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
JNS.org – Ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel next week, the Israel Export Institute (IEI) released data showing the deep economic relationship between Israel and the US.
Wednesday’s report showed Israeli exports to the US increased five percent in the first quarter of 2017, amounting to $3.1 billion.
The IEI noted that the scope of Israeli exports to the US in 2016 broke a six-year record, totaling $11.6 billion. Bilateral trade came to $19 billion, marking three-percent growth compared to 2015.
The IEI noted that the US is Israel’s largest and most important commercial business partner in the world, as well as its leading target export market and most significant source of imported goods.
The data showed Israeli medical equipment exports to the US saw a sharp rise of 23 percent from 2015, amounting to $690 million. Export increases came in other high-tech fields such as electronic components (five-percent growth to $920 million) and telecommunication equipment (11-percent growth to $500 million).
Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen said Wednesday his office was “working to expand exports to the US, with aim of reaching the primary goal of increasing exports to over $100 billion annually.”
