A new report suggests that Israel is seeking to end their dependence on America for munitions in their war to eliminate Hamas.
Israel Radar, who cites YNet News, says that Israel will start producing all of its munitions locally to cease their dependence on America:
1. Israel will shift to local production of munitions to minimize reliance on American supplies, @ynetalerts reports; Defense Ministry plan will focus on Air Force munitions & raw materials currently acquired abroad, mostly from US
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— Israel Radar (@IsraelRadar_com) December 19, 2023
2. Israel wishes to end dependence on US-made munitions, especially as Ukraine war boosts demand for arms; local defense industry to ramp up production, receive billions of dollars in new contracts; Israel also expects to export more armaments to global clients.
— Israel Radar (@IsraelRadar_com) December 19, 2023
I guarantee you that this ‘shift’ has a lot to do with the pressure Biden has put on Israel to de-escalate their ground war in Gaza to more limited campaigns. Biden has begun criticizing Israel’s war in Gaza and Netanyahu knows the day is quickly coming when Biden completely abandons Israel because he needs to win an election.
Mark Levin writes that this move by Israel is “critically important. Democrat presidents and Democrat Congress [are] no longer reliable allies with Israel as the Hamas elements in the Democrat Party coalition become stronger.”
He’s absolutely right and Israel can’t move into full production fast enough in my opnion.