US Budget & Foreign Aid 2019

US Budget= $4.407 Trillion Aid to 200 countries (1% of budget) Largest Foreign Aid Iraq=$5.3 Billion Afganistan=$5 Billion Israel=$3.8 Billion Egypt=$1.2 Billion Jordan=$1.2 Billion Defence Spending

170,000 US troops in 150 countres. Japan, Europe, S.Korea. Costs over $12 billion/year US spends 3.1% of GDP on defence US military AID to Israel

Total military budget= $700 billion Aid to Israel= $3.8 billion Equals 0.5% of military budget

Israel & the US Military General Alexander Haig

“Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk,that does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critial region for American national security” Strategic Asset

1 - A secure location in a crucial part of the world https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kgDKr5CUr9U/TTFeJ__A02I/AAAAAAAAAdY/7ZxlUWkEaZE/s640/Map +of+Islamic+World.gif Is the Middle East that important to the USA? The United States has deployed military force in the Middle East 200 times since the end of the Cold War Congressional Reseach Service

Value of Israel to USA Military

If no Israel would need an aircraft carrier group in mediterranean $10B to build an aircraft carrier group $3B yearly cost of maintenance, salaries etc $3+B for Israel spent in US supporting high paid jobs in the US (75-100,000) Significant technology sharing TrTrophy Active] Protection Trophy Active Protection

Israel has used Trophy since 2009 Recent US order for Abrams tanks Produced by Leonardo DRS Inc with Raphael Advanced Defense systems in US & Israel Anti-tank missiles biggest threat to tanks Success in Gaza war Iron Fist Light Config. anti-missile Iron Fist Light Configuration

Purchased by US army to protect light & medium armoured vehicles Sends a shock wave to destroy incoming missiles at safe distance 360 degree protection Produced in cooperation with General Dynamics Common Laser Range Finder Common Laser Range Finder

July 2016 US Marine Corp ordered this weapon Produced by an Elbit System Ltd company Marines can detect, identify & pinpoint a target day, night or bad weather ADM-141 TALD decoy Produced by Israel Military Industries in early 1980’s Entered US service in 1987 Activates air defence radars which can then be destroyed by anti-radar missiles AGM-142 HAVE NAP destroy bunkers MAN PADS (portable air defense) SINCGARS battle communication system Israel military technology in US military

Python-4 -air to air missile KFIR-jet fighter simulating combat DRONES Hermes Drone 900 Drones

1968 Israel on banks of Suez Canal needed to see what the Egyptians were doing Israel Intelligence officer (Shabtai Brill) wanted to use toy planes $850 bought 3 planes Fitted with 35 millimetre cameras Drones First flight over Egyptian positions July 1969 Were signs that they were preparing for war Intelligence formed a special unit but eventually disbanded it 1973 Egypt launched the surprise attack on Yom Kippur Over 2,000 Israel soldiers killed! DRONES

Military Intelligence began to design an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). First Drone (SCOUT) delivered in 1979 Used in Lebanon war 1982 Destroyed Soviet SAM missile batteries & 82 Syrian MIGs without loss of plane DRONES US was spending billions of dollars on trying to develop a drone unsuccessfully. 1983 US asks Israel for help. Israel Aircraft Industries built the “Pioneer” delivered in 1986. 1991 used in war with Iraq in Kuwait. DRONES Abe Karim had worked in IAI, now in the US in LA developing a drone privately. James Woolsey, CIA Director, needed better intelligence in Bosnian War. Had seen Israeli drones in action. Pentagon Drone Team could make one in 6 years @ $500,000,000. Abe Karim did it in 6 weeks for $5,000,000!! “Gnat 750”-became “Predator” Israel-US anti-missile umbrella

Short range: Iron Dome Medium range: Davids Sling Long Range: Arrow 1 Longer Range: Arrow 2 Longest range(exoatmospheric): Arrow 3 Arrow 3 vs THAAD

US has Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD). Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) together with Boeing worked on Arrow 3. Recently reported success. Controversial proposed sale of THAAD to Saudi Arabia would give them radar that can track all Israeli F-15 & F-16’s Anti-missile Umbrella Iron Dome System Mine Plow on Merkava tank Night Targeting System CARDOM self positioning & targeting mortar

Israel military technology & US F-15 & F-16’s

5 ELBIT developed helmet F-35

Helmet joint venture Elbit-Rockwell Other Countries receiving the F-35

United Kingdom Australia Canada Italy Norway Denmark Netherlands Turkey F-35

Recent news that Israel had made the aircraft less visible & greatly increased flying range Israeli Bandage Israeli Bandage

Vietnam 1:4 died from blood loss. In Iraq war 1:10 First advance since 1940 In 2017 US military bought 800,000 Can be put on with one hand & used in any part of the body “Juniper Cobra” Biennial Exercises

Since 2001 US & Israel hold these exercises to work on integrating weapons, radar & other systems Many tests of Israeli anti-missile systems carried out in the US to ensure they work & are integrated with US systems Prevention of Nuclear Proliferation

Destruction of Irqi nuclear reactor- Osirak 1981 Destruction of Syrian nuclear reactor Al Kibar 2007 Civilian contributions

AMDOCS Headquarters Intel Israel Office

Israels top 45 inventions Israel 21c Microsoft: first facility outside US was in Israel

Cisco Systems: Only non-American R&D facility is in Israel

Intel: Major fabrication plant & R&D facilities in Israel

Motorola: Largest development facility in the world Israel’s contribution to the World

First computer anti-virus developed in Israel in 1970’s Present firewall “Check Point” developed in Israel Israel’s Contribution to the World

Cell Phones : technology for voice mail messages, text messages, transmission of pictures & movie clips Israel’s contribution to the World

recorded message that one hears that the conversation is being recorded “for training purposes” uses Israel technology developed by Verint & Nice Systems Israel’s contribution to the World

Billing systems for telephone calls developed by Amdocs which is the largest producer of complex billing systems software for communication service providers Israel’s contribution to

High-quality color images in newspapers are transmitted by computer graphic technologies developed by Scitex Israel’s contribution to

Devices to interact with satellite television channels to vote, play games, gamble on TV probably developed in laboratories of NDS Israel’s contribution to Most computers powered by Pentium processor chip & Microsoft NY program developed in Israel Centrino chip completely developed by Intel in Israel. Enable mobile computers to be thinner, lighter & faster. Centrino Chip Israel’s contribution to

25% Israeli academics working in USA-closest other country is Canada with 12%. Most other countries about 1.5-4% Israel’s contribution to the World

Israel’s drip irrigation system used throughout the world A leader in mechanised harvesting systems & other aspects of computerised farming. Raised milk production of diary cows to highest in the world

Israeli Mechanized Havesting Israel’s contribution to the world

Israel is active teaching farming techniques throughout the developing world enhancing the lives of millions in Africa, Asia & South America

Students from ME. Israeli Jews & Arabs, Palestinians, Jordanians, S.E. Asia etc Study Desert environment, water conservation, agriculture, sustainable energy Israel’s contribution to the World

Teva (& Sandoz) is the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical company leading to lowering cost of drugs in US & worldwide One in 6 prescriptions in US for Teva products Recent Warren Buffet purchase Israel in the World

Technology for ICQ chat facility used by hundreds of millions of Internet viewers through AOL developed in Israel Israel’s contribution to

Stent used to keep heart arteries open based on design by Medinol Israel’s contribution to the World Medical Diagnostic Equipment: computer aided tomography (CAT Scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have in part been developed in Israel by Elscint Exblate MRI Guided U/S Time magazine “Genius” companies.

AIDOCS Artificial intelligence to analyse x-rays. Help radiologists diagnose brain disease. LISHTOT A $50 devise to detect contaminants in water- E.Coli, lead, arsenic, mercury, copper, chlorine in 2 seconds. WeWork Shared work space WeWork Israel’s contribution to the World

Warren Buffet made he’s first major investment outside the US. 80% of ISCAR an Israeli company which is an industry leader in metal cutting tools. “..in another 5-10 years we will look back & understand ... is one of the most significant things Bershire Hathaway has ever done” Warren Buffet Israel’s contribution to

“From media & telecommunications to IT & banking, Israeli technological advances are key contributors to the progress & strength of the global economy” Rupert Murdoch Israel in the World

2002 Israel registered 1,046 patents in the US- highest per capita after US & Japan. 13th out of 185 countries total all time. In 2017 Haifa Technion in top 100 Universities (39th.) ahead of Yale, University of Tokyo,Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Ecole Polytechniqu Israel in the World

More Israeli companies quoted on US Nasdaq stock exchange after the US & China Israeli Companies in the US e.g.Caesarstone, Richmond Hill, Georgia Many open in US to be closer to markets Israel’s contribution to the World

Israeli companies are developing systems that protect civilians airlines from missiles & surveillance software to detect suspicious activities at airports After 9/11 brought in to improve security at Boston airport (& others including Heathrow in London) Israels Contribution to the World

Israel trained Massachusetts General Hospital ER as to how to manage a terrorist attack Israel’s contribution to the World

Israeli technologies used by law enforcement to monitor voices & messages on conventional phones, mobile phones & e.mails HOMELAND SECURITY

IN 2003 THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ESTABLISHED A “SPECIAL OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS” TO INSTITUTIONALISE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISRAEL & AMERICAN SECURITY OFFICIALS.

-Dr Amit Goffer-UPnRIDE for paraplegics Helping the Blind See

ORCAM

recognises faces, objects & reads Grain Cocoon Solar Energy Ambucycle Marijuana Marijuana Research

Prof. Raphael Mechoulam at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem was the first to isolate, analyse & synthesise the major psychoactive & non- psychoactive compounds in cannabis. Started 1960’s. Marijuana

There are over 140 cannabinoids Over 1,000 other active compounds With marijuana illegal in most countries Israel early user for medical conditions Little research. Lab in Jerusalem a leader in research. Desert Agriculture

braBrackish water aquifer Israel Desert Agriculture Developed by Israeli company Waze Mobile in 2009. Aquired by Google for $966 million in 2013 Mobileye

Mobile Eye started in Israel in 1999 Bought by Intel for $15.8 billion in 2017 Intel moved its automative unit to Israel Cyber Security & Colorado

Intelligence Shared values with USA

Free speech / free press.(Hebrew 12, English 9, Russian 5, Arabic 8, German, French & Spanish 3) Religious tolerance Equal rights under the law Sexual equality LGBTQ rights Media in Israel Newspapers in Israel

Hebrew=12 Arabic=3 English=3 Russian=2 French=2 Tel Aviv hosts largest ever Gay Pride Parade Women in IAF Israeli TV Homeland (Showtime) Fouda (Netflix) In Treatment (HBO) Mossad 101 (Netflix) Prisoners of War(Hulu) S’rugim (Amazon Prime) When Heroes Fly (Netfix) Zero Motivation (BBC America) Israel TV

A Touch Away Our Boys Shtisel Tel Aviv on Fire Israeli Actors

Natalie Portman Gal Gadot Lior Raz Lior Ashkenazi Alan Tal Alan Aboutboul Portman Gadot Accurate News from Accurate News from, & about, Israel The Daily Brief

Times of Israel

Israel 21c

Honest Reporting-IsraBites

I-24 News (TV)

Israel in the World

Per capita Israel has more university graduates & more engineers than any other country More scientific publications per capita than any other country Israel has the highest concentration of high tech companies outside Silicon Valley Israel’s contribution to

Israeli musicians among the worlds best including Yitzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zuckerman & Gil Shaham & many authors including Amos Oz, Aaron Appelfeld, David Grossman, A.B.Yehoshua, Ephraim Kishon & Nobel prize winner S.Y.Agnon