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Peter Jeffe
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I think this ignores the significant leverage that the US has over Israel at the margins. The cost of the Gaza campaign has been huge, the economy is suffering, the coalition is already fractured, and if Likud can't pay the settler parties their bribes they may well defect.

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As of Jan 1st, Israel's central bank estimated the costs of the war thus far at $56 billion, about 10% of its GDP and nearly $6000 per capita. This is on top of its $2800/yr per capita defense expenditure (2nd highest globally). It is an immense cost, making US aid have *more* leverage than normal.

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