Posts Tagged: Israel Defense Spending
Israeli Central Bank Critical of Netanyahu Plan to Raise Defense Spending
Israel's central bank on Wednesday criticized a government plan to sharply boost defense spending, saying it would come at the expense of civilian spending and...
Israel Ranked 15th Most Militarily Powerful Nation in World, Ahead of Iran, Behind Turkey and Egypt
Israel ranks among the top 25 military powers in the world -- but so do several of its historical and current adversaries, according to the...
How Obama’s New Trade Deal Could Weaken Israel
The recent signing of the new 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US and Israel on defense aid is less of an accomplishment than...
Governor of Bank of Israel Warns Defense Spending is too High
The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, has warned that if Israel continues to spend as it currently does on defense, the country...
Europe Raises the White Flag on Defense Spending
In his exhaustive biography of Winston Churchill—which, incidentally, makes for splendid summer reading—the historian Roy Jenkins provides a gripping account of the future...
