Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions?

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Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? | Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

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The US is a global empire built on oil, which makes Israel (an ideologically similar nation in the middle of the largest oil producing region on earth) a natural partner. Influence doesn't really have anything to do with it.

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