FYI, the bulk of the military aid Israel receives from the US is required to be spent in the USA. So, this foreign aid creates jobs for US defense contractor workers and profits for the companies. Also, any improvements made by Israel to the weapons systems are shared at no cost with the US. As an example, the IDF created a field dressing that when applied acts as a tourniquet. This field dressing is included in the medical kits carried by our own military. So, on balance, it seems like a decent investment by the US and the amount of money Israel receives pales by comparison to what has been squandered in the Ukraine.
I don't know how much the "bulk" would be. I do know that Israel is the only nation which is exempt from spending all its military foreign money in the U.S.
And that "logic" would justify every welfare program in the U.S. including slavery reparations -- Hey, the money will be spent in the U.S., stimulating the economy, etc.!
No conservative uses that argument for student loans, welfare, food stamps, Covid stimulus, or any other welfare programs. But I often hear it used for funding Israel.
That is not a conservative argument.
Also, any improvements made by Israel to the weapons systems are shared at no cost with the US.
Not true. Israel sells back its improved technology at a profit, or even sits on it.
The U.S. helped fund Iron Dome. Then Israel wanted to sell it back to us, without the key codes. That was the only reason we didn't buy it.
US Army scraps $1b. Iron Dome project, after Israel refuses to provide key codes