Fact Sheet: US foreign aid to Israel

A) The nature of US foreign aid to Israel

1. Constitutes 30% of the total US foreign aid budget, which renders Israel to be the largest recipient of US aid in the world
2. Started in 1948 and gradually increased over the years
3. Promotes American interests in the Middle East
4. Proposed by Israel in 1998 to be reduced in an effort to establish an economically independent country

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