[Judge Bean]

I think they are finally learning the lesson. They can’t depend on anyone, especially Biden. Make your own weapons.

[Paul R.]

Israel's problem is lack of manpower. They are incredibly outnumbered AND Israel is a very small land area. That can be countered with technology, but that tech is very expensive. Some claim Israel is "wealthy", with a GDP per person of ~$55,000, but that compares to the USA @ ~$77,000 per person, and, again, Israel just doesn't have a large population. This results in a nominal GDP vs. Iran's alone that is slightly bigger, but by PPP Iran's GDP is 4x Israel's. And that's just Iran.

Israel "can" make more of those expensive weapons, including things like "smart" bunker busters, but that expense undercuts the rest of the economy. It gets much tougher when the time comes to produce things like F-35's: There are good reasons few countries produce such items. All in all, it's just not a viable long term strategy.