Transcript [00:00] Hey everyone. So in this video, we're [00:02] going to talk about Israel's [00:04] relationships with a growing number of [00:06] European nations in areas of defense [00:09] technology, in areas of security [00:11] partnership. That's what we're going to [00:12] talk about. It has a lot of political [00:14] implications, I mean geopolitical [00:16] implications. It also has economic [00:18] implications and it's an important part [00:20] of the story of Israel's place in the [00:24] world and the change in Israel's status [00:26] over the last few years that I talk [00:28] about so much. So, let's get right to [00:29] the headlines and we'll unpack this as [00:31] we go. So, we'll start with this. This [00:33] is from uh four days ago from September [00:36] 2nd. Germany fires Israeli Laura missile [00:40] from warship in landmark test. The [00:43] German Navy successfully conducted a [00:46] test firing of the Laura ballistic [00:48] missile manufactured by Israel Aerospace [00:51] Industries on Tuesday night. That's [00:53] that's this past Tuesday, last week, as [00:56] part of preparations for a possible [00:58] German acquisition of the Israeli weapon [01:01] system. According to reports in the [01:02] German and European press, the missile [01:05] was launched from a German warship in [01:06] the North Atlantic between Ireland and [01:08] Iceland. Following the successful test, [01:11] the German Navy said it intends to [01:13] advance plans to acquire the Israeli [01:16] system. According to extensive reports [01:18] in the German media this morning, [01:20] preparations for the test were kept [01:22] secret. [01:24] Interesting. And then the very next day, [01:27] we had this story. So this is one day [01:30] apart. German defense exports to Israel [01:33] soar. [01:34] Germany approved defense exports to [01:37] Israel worth nearly 800 million euro, [01:40] that's $930 million in the first half of [01:44] 2026. Diegel reports citing data from [01:47] Germany's Ministry of Economics and [01:49] Energy in response to a query from a [01:51] leftist opposition party. [01:54] This is such a significant jump in the [01:56] first half of 20 that in the first half [01:57] of 2026 total German defense exports to [02:00] Israel were four times higher than in [02:03] all of 2025. [02:05] Some of the increase was due to [02:06] Chancellor Friedrich Merc's partial um [02:10] Merc's partial lifting of the Israel [02:12] arms embargo which ended last November. [02:14] Furthermore, [02:16] 735.8 [02:19] million euro of the amount was approved [02:22] in the second quarter with 67% of that [02:25] for a naval project and 21% for licenses [02:28] for joint projects carried out by German [02:31] and Israeli companies together serving [02:34] the German military. This is a pretty [02:36] extensive partnership. It's not just a [02:37] purchase or a sale. INS Dracono. So this [02:41] is talking about the you know I should [02:44] actually read this uh um this paragraph [02:46] as well. Let's let's add this in. [02:48] Considering the amount and the timing [02:52] the only the only project that could be [02:54] the naval project is the most expensive [02:56] submarine that Israel has ever procured [02:58] the INS Dracon. That delivery ceremony [03:02] for Israel's sixth submarine took place [03:03] last month at the TKMS shipyard in Kiel [03:08] in Germany. INS Draon is the largest [03:11] submarine built in Germany since World [03:13] War II. It costs an estimated its cost [03:15] is estimated at about 550 million euro. [03:18] In the field of submarines, Israel is [03:20] completely dependent on Germany and the [03:23] group and this dependence will continue [03:25] in the coming decade. The submarine [03:28] industry will be a major anchor in the [03:30] GermanIsrael defense relationship in the [03:32] coming decades. Interesting. For [03:34] comparison to the current peak of nearly [03:36] 800 million euro in German defense [03:38] exports to Israel in the first half of [03:41] 2026, the previous big jump was in 2023 [03:46] with 327 million euro, 10 times the [03:50] amount of 2022. In 2024, German defense [03:54] exports to Israel were at 161 million [03:57] euro. So Germany is selling increasing [04:00] amounts of weaponry to Israel. In terms [04:03] of Israeli defense exports to Germany, [04:06] the other way, the AR3 deal has placed [04:09] Germany in second place on the [04:10] procurement list. Data from the [04:12] Stockholm International Peace Research [04:14] Institute shows that between 2021 and [04:17] 2025, [04:18] German procurement accounted for about [04:20] 21% of Israeli defense sales. India was [04:24] in first place with 29%. So that's a [04:27] whole other story that I'm not even [04:28] doing in this video that with all of [04:30] these numbers you're saying India is [04:32] even higher and the US is in third [04:34] place. Now what are all these numbers? [04:36] Because I've really just been talking [04:37] this article's really just been talking [04:39] mostly about what Germany is selling [04:40] Israel. But just to go through the [04:43] numbers pretty quickly for you about [04:45] what we're talking about. Um [04:48] Germany purchased and this is this is [04:51] all over the course of the last two [04:52] years. Germany purchased the A3 missile [04:56] defense system from Israel uh valued at [04:59] just over $3 billion, $3.1 billion. And [05:03] the then there was these the the Euro [05:05] spike anti-tank missiles that Israel [05:08] manufactures and they purchased $2.3 [05:12] billion of those. And then there was [05:15] General Israeli weapons and tech [05:16] procurement that Germany purchased from [05:18] Israel, another 1.24 billion. So the [05:21] total for the last couple of years is [05:25] approximately $6.6 billion dollar worth [05:30] of weapon systems and weapons that [05:33] Germany purchased from Israel. And then [05:35] of course you have the numbers that I [05:36] just shared with you going back the [05:38] other way. So Israel has as extensive [05:40] and increasing [05:42] u [05:44] partnership with Germany in these areas. [05:47] And now let's take a look at this story [05:49] and this is also from very recent. This [05:50] is August 28th, just whatever it was. [05:52] How long ago was that? About a week and [05:54] a half ago. [05:55] Raphael and Volkswagen. Raphael is in an [05:58] Israeli company. Raphael and Volkswagen [06:00] reopen talks on Iron Dome production in [06:03] Germany. So, look at this. These are [06:04] three stories. This story, the first one [06:07] about the about Germany testing an [06:09] Israeli missile, about Germany selling [06:13] Israel large amounts of weapons, [06:16] and now this one. This is all in the [06:19] same week [06:21] these stories dropped. [06:26] A proposed partnership between Israel's [06:28] Raphael and Volkswagen to produce [06:30] equipment for the Iron Dome air defense [06:32] system at the German car makers [06:34] Osnabuk's factory [06:38] is back under discussion weeks after the [06:40] plan appeared to have been killed by [06:43] opposition from Volkswagen's Qatari [06:46] shareholder. Look at that. Volkswagen [06:48] wanted to make a deal to to produce iron [06:53] some of the Iron Dome equipment in [06:56] partnership with Raphael [06:59] and they have and they and they have [07:01] Qatari shareholder a Qatari shareholder [07:05] who nixed it. He doesn't want to he [07:06] doesn't want any cooperation with [07:07] Israel. According to Bloom to a [07:10] Bloomberg report, Volkswagen, the German [07:12] state [07:14] of Lower Saxony and Raphael are now [07:17] exploring a structure that could allow [07:18] the project to go ahead without [07:20] Volkswagen directly entering into an [07:23] industrial partnership with the Israeli [07:25] state-owned defense company. They're [07:26] trying to get a workaround so that this [07:27] Qatari investor, this Qatari owner can [07:31] doesn't have to, you know, be [07:32] cooperating with the Israelis. That [07:35] speaks to the what's going on here [07:36] geopolitically. Also, an agreement could [07:38] be reached in the coming weeks, [07:39] Bloomberg reported, citing people [07:41] familiar with the discussions. The talks [07:42] remain ongoing, and there's no guarantee [07:45] that a deal will be signed. So, you see [07:46] where this is all headed, right? This is [07:49] increased cooperation. [07:51] And I've said this before and I'll say [07:53] it again. These days, when you buy [07:56] weapons, you're not just buying weapons. [07:57] With all of the tech that goes into it, [07:59] these are systems. You're buying into a [08:01] system. You It means ongoing [08:03] cooperation. And you see that they're [08:04] not just buying weapons. They're also [08:06] there's there's partnerships between c [08:08] between companies that are brokered by [08:11] these governments and there's joint [08:12] manufacturing. [08:14] We're going to make part of the Iron [08:15] Dome here. we're going to, you know, [08:18] this is this is the real cooperation and [08:21] there's this gap that we see and it's [08:24] going to come up, it came up in this uh [08:27] in this uh in this article when you talk [08:29] about the Qatari shareholder, but [08:31] there's but it also comes up, you know, [08:33] in terms of public posture visav Israel [08:36] versus actual cooperation. Netanyahu [08:38] talks about it all the time. He always [08:40] says that behind closed doors there's [08:42] all these world leaders who who thank [08:44] him for, you know, for fighting kamas [08:46] and fighting Iran even though publicly [08:48] they criticize Israel. This is this is [08:51] part for the course. This brings, you [08:52] know, remember when JD Vance back in [08:55] June uh was criticizing [09:00] pro-Israel people or Israelis who were [09:02] critical of theou [09:06] with Iran. and he he he said this [09:09] obnoxious comment where he said you know [09:12] the United States of America is the only [09:14] country that supports Israel right now [09:16] and uh or something like that and you [09:17] know you know it would you know the [09:19] Israelis should not be criticizing the [09:21] one country that's supporting them and I [09:24] talked about it a bit at the time but [09:27] Israel is becoming a more and more [09:29] powerful country a more and more [09:32] powerful country and it is building more [09:36] and more embedded relationships with [09:38] other countries in the world, building [09:40] out alliances and security architecture [09:43] uh and really emerging as a kind of [09:45] superpower regionally. [09:47] And all the rhetoric is is is is [09:51] operating in a different in a different [09:53] sphere. And the question then becomes [09:56] which one wins out? The anti-Israel push [09:59] politically and the rhetoric uh which is [10:02] a real serious issue. It has to do with [10:04] the changing electorate in these [10:05] European countries with all of the the [10:07] Muslim population and where the [10:10] sentiment on Israel is among so much of [10:12] the people of the progressives and [10:15] having to message to that. But then [10:16] there's also the security concerns of [10:18] these countries. And you see when when [10:20] push comes to shove, when the rubber [10:21] meets the road, they want Israeli [10:23] technology. They want Israeli security [10:25] cooperation. and they know that Israel [10:27] is is the responsible, stable, [10:30] technologically advanced partner. They [10:33] know the truth. [10:35] So, it's interesting. 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[12:10] It's this is a very uh special trip. [12:12] It's a very unique trip. Uh again, led [12:14] by Dr. David Worms and myself. We're [12:16] limiting the number of people on the [12:18] trip to like 15 to 20. Uh, and that's [12:21] where we're going to cap it. And you you [12:23] want to check this out. So, if this is [12:25] for you, if you're interested in a in a [12:27] uh very unique opportunity, click the [12:30] link in the description of this video. [12:32] You can go to this landing page, check [12:33] it all out. There's an itinerary there, [12:35] a proposed itinerary. Everything is [12:37] obviously sub subject to change. Um, and [12:40] you can sign up and uh and join this [12:42] exclusive trip to Israel. Okay, back to [12:45] our topic. So, here's a story that uh [12:47] dropped August 31st, so a week ago. [12:51] Achilles shield, Israel Greece sign over [12:54] 10 billion shekel air defense deal [12:56] against Turkey. [12:59] Israel and Greece formalized one of the [13:00] largest defense export agreements in [13:02] Isra in Israel's history on Monday, [13:04] signing a three billion euro [13:06] government-to-government deal that will [13:07] see Israel design and deliver a complete [13:10] multi-layered national air defense [13:12] architecture for the Hellenic Republic [13:15] Achilles shield project. Now, that's a [13:16] lot of fancy words, but look at what [13:18] this is. This isn't weapons. [13:20] It is Israel delivering a complete [13:23] multi-layered air defense architecture. [13:27] Meaning Israel is building their whole [13:28] air defense system. Signed in Tel Aviv [13:31] by Defense Ministry Director General [13:33] Major General Amir Baram and his Greek [13:35] counterpart Major General [13:39] Yiannis Buras. The agreement marks a [13:42] significant expansion of bilateral [13:44] defense cooperation and places Israeli [13:46] missile defense systems as the backbone [13:48] of Greece's long-term air defense [13:50] modernization program. [13:53] Mafad Brigider General Dr. Daniel Gold [13:57] called the deal a badge of honor for [13:59] Israeli technological power and said [14:01] that Jerusalem will continue to develop [14:04] additional technological breakthroughs [14:06] to strengthen its standing in the world. [14:08] Quote, "The ability to field a [14:10] multi-layered comprehensive and modern [14:12] defense architecture grounded in proven [14:15] operational experience and at the [14:17] forefront of global technology is what [14:19] contributed to Greece's choice of Israel [14:22] as a key strategic partner. The project [14:24] will integrate several Israeliade [14:26] systems into a unified national network. [14:29] At its core are David Sling, Barack MX, [14:32] and Spider missile defense systems [14:34] developed by the Israeli defense [14:35] companies and already deployed [14:37] operationally within Israel's own air [14:39] defense array. Let me just explain what [14:42] those are, [14:44] what these different air defense systems [14:46] are. So the the David sling is for long [14:50] is an air defense system against long [14:52] range and ballistic missiles. The Barack [14:55] MX is for medium range interception [14:58] and the spider system is more for short [15:00] range and it's mobile tactical defense [15:02] system. [snorts] Uh so it that's why you [15:06] have the different that's what the [15:08] different pieces of this are and that's [15:09] why this this is not just buying certain [15:11] rockets. It's buying a whole [15:12] comprehensive air defense system. Okay. [15:16] The package also includes MMR radars [15:18] produced by Israel Aircraft Industries, [15:22] uh, subsidiary Elta for air surveillance [15:24] coverage, and a new national command and [15:26] control system. [15:28] Okay, Greek companies are expected, look [15:30] at this, this is key. Greek companies [15:33] are expected to receive about 700 mil [15:36] 700 million euro of the deal's total [15:38] value as subcontractors for Raphael and [15:41] II. So you're talking about an [15:43] integration of Greek companies as [15:47] subcontractors for the Israeli [15:49] companies. So the Israeli companies are [15:51] getting the money from Greece and then [15:55] 700 million of that is being put back [15:58] into the Greek economy into those into [16:01] these Greek companies that will be [16:02] subcontractors for the Israeli [16:04] companies. This is an integration, [16:07] okay? It's not just a sale. The [16:09] agreement represents the first time [16:10] Israel will supply a complete end-to-end [16:13] air defense array to another country. [16:15] According to a statement released by the [16:17] defense ministry, the architecture is [16:19] based entirely on Israeli systems and [16:21] incorporates operational lessons drawn [16:23] from Israel's recent wars wherein these [16:25] systems played central roles in [16:27] intercepting thousands of hostile aerial [16:29] targets including drones and ballistic [16:31] missiles launched by Iran Houthis in [16:33] Yemen. This is unbelievable. Look, we [16:37] did not wish this war upon ourselves, [16:40] okay? We did not we did not want this. [16:43] But you're firing missiles at Israel. [16:48] Israel is the [16:51] it's like the most innovative [16:52] technological country in the world. [16:55] And Israel [16:57] developed all of these systems and [16:59] they're battle tested. And if you are [17:02] looking for air cutting edge air defense [17:05] technology [17:06] field tested and with expertise of [17:10] course you go to Israel. So in a weird [17:12] waybah [17:14] and Iran and and kamas firing all these [17:16] projectiles at us. I mean again we [17:19] didn't wish it upon ourselves but they [17:20] kind of did us a favor. Look what is [17:22] Israel has now emerged from this war. [17:24] We're still in it but Israel has emerged [17:26] from this war as like the leader in the [17:28] world in air defenses. [17:32] And now we're making a ton of money off [17:34] it. We'll get to the, you know, we'll [17:35] get to the money at the end because I [17:36] want to talk about the money. In [17:38] addition to the main package, the two [17:39] sides concluded a $26 million [17:41] supplementary deal for a drone for [17:44] Raphael's drone dome counter UAV system. [17:46] This is new. Drones were a big problem. [17:49] They're much harder to defend against. [17:51] And Israel has developed because they've [17:53] been dealing with these drones, they've [17:55] developed a counter drone UAV system to [17:57] prot intended to protect Greek strategic [17:59] sites and reinforce existing defenses [18:02] against unmanned aerial threats. [18:07] Right? It talks about how the [18:08] operational experience accumulated in [18:10] Israel is so in is so important here. [18:12] The agreement also includes provisions [18:14] for expanded industrial cooperation. [18:17] Israel will transfer knowledge and [18:19] technology to Greek defense industry [18:21] partners as part of the [18:23] government-to-government framework, [18:24] deepening a relationship that has grown [18:26] steadily over the past decade. For [18:29] Greece, the Achilles shield constitutes [18:31] one of its most ambitious air defense [18:32] modernization efforts in its history. [18:35] For Israel, it reflects a broader [18:37] strategic effort led by Defense Minister [18:39] Katz and Baham to increase defense [18:42] exports as a mean of strengthening the [18:43] IDF's force buildup and expanding [18:46] Israel's international defense [18:47] footprint. Now, despite vocal criticism, [18:53] Europe has increasingly turned to [18:54] Israeli air defense technology over the [18:58] past decade, especially after Russia's [19:01] invasion of Ukraine and the growing [19:03] demand for rapid combatproven systems. [19:08] Several Israeli systems including Iron [19:09] Dome, David Sling, Spider, have been [19:11] selected by European governments. The [19:13] wider geopolitical context cannot be [19:15] ignored. Both Greece and Israel face [19:17] assertive neighbors and volatile [19:20] regional dynamics. Oo, now we get into [19:23] the politics of this. Who is Greece [19:25] afraid of? We know who Israel's got to [19:28] deal with. Who are Greece's enemies? [19:29] Who's attacking Greece? The answer is [19:32] Turkey. Yeah, I just recorded a [19:34] conversation with Dr. David Worms, who I [19:36] was just talking about, and I you [19:38] should, if you're not already subscribed [19:40] to the Israel 365 News YouTube channel, [19:42] you should be. [19:44] We put up a lot of great content there. [19:46] A lot of conversations get posted there. [19:47] A lot of interviews and different shows [19:49] that we have and every Sunday I have I [19:52] record a conversation with Dr. David [19:53] Worer. If you don't know who he is, let [19:56] me just explain. He is the he's a senior [19:59] analyst for Middle East at the Center [20:00] for Security Policy in Washington DC. [20:02] And he has served in a whole bunch of [20:04] different roles in the State Department [20:07] in in multiple white houses as a senior [20:10] adviser on the Middle East. He served on [20:11] the National Security Council. He's he's [20:13] one of the top he's might be the top [20:15] Middle East expert around. He's one of [20:17] the top Middle East experts in the world [20:18] and he's and he's a great guy and I talk [20:21] to him every Sunday we have [20:23] conversations about what's going on and [20:25] we were just talking about this today [20:27] about Turkey and uh and Turkeykey's uh [20:31] about how Turkey threatens Greece. You [20:33] got to go watch that conversation. [20:34] Greece's sweeping military modernization [20:36] program is unfolding against the [20:38] backdrop of Turkeykey's own ambitious [20:40] drive to expand and indigenize its [20:43] defense capabilities, creating a dynamic [20:45] that could reshape the balance of power [20:47] in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey has [20:50] launched the $6.5 billion steel dome [20:53] program, a multi-layered air defense [20:54] network designed to rival the Iron Dome. [20:58] Um, Turkeykey's Erdogan claimed that the [21:01] steel dome will instill confidence in [21:03] friends and fear in enemies. Yeah. So, I [21:05] don't know who's whose system would you [21:07] rather have one developed by by Turkey [21:10] or the one that was developed and battle [21:12] tested by Israel? Anyway, uh there's [21:15] that. But you let me just talk a little [21:17] bit more about Greece before we go on [21:19] about how much you know the the Greek [21:22] system. So over over the course of the [21:25] Greek purchases from Israel is not [21:27] confined to this one deal. This is only [21:29] a small piece of it. So we have the we [21:32] have this Achilles shield integrated air [21:34] defense network. This is $3.5 billion $3 [21:37] billion euros. And then there's the [21:40] pulse rocket artillery fleet that's also [21:42] Israeli that they purchased uh for $715 [21:46] million. And then there's uh and then [21:48] there's the drone dome that was 29 [21:50] million that was listed there. So you [21:52] add it all together and Greece has [21:54] purchased about you know over $4.2 [21:58] billion of Israeli of Israeli equipment [22:03] over the last like you know year and a [22:04] half two years. So there's that. And [22:08] then here's another news story. This is [22:10] from August 29th, [22:14] just about 10 days ago. Finland quietly [22:17] extends defense cooperation with Israel [22:19] through 2034. Despite Gaza backlash, [22:22] Finland has quietly signed a 10-year [22:24] memorandum with Israel covering defense [22:26] research, development, and procurement, [22:28] extending a military relationship that [22:30] has become increasingly important to [22:32] Israel's defense industry despite [22:34] growing political opposition to [22:36] cooperation with Jerusalem and Finland. [22:38] See, there's all this there's all this [22:40] like anti-Israel from the river to the [22:41] sea. This wokeness in Europe, and [22:43] they're anti-Israel because of Gaza, but [22:46] the government is saying, "Uh, yeah, [22:48] whatever. Forget about that. We want to [22:50] work with these guys." The memorandum [22:52] first reported by Finnish broadcaster, I [22:55] don't know how to pronounce that, runs [22:56] through runs until 2034 and replaces [23:01] an earlier arrangement that was renewed [23:03] in five-year periods. Finland proposed [23:05] extending the agreement in early 2024 [23:08] and then they just approved it. For [23:12] Israel's defense industry, the [23:13] significance of the memorandum goes [23:14] beyond any single weapons purchase. [23:18] It creates a long-term framework for [23:20] cooperation with a NATO member in [23:22] research, development, and procurement. [23:24] while Israeli and Finnish companies are [23:26] already working together [23:29] on military systems. [23:34] Okay. And it talks about how Finland was [23:36] the first foreign customer for David [23:38] Sling. According to Hakan, the new [23:40] memorandum is largely intended to [23:42] support existing air defense and [23:44] procurement projects. Um, and then he [23:47] talks about how they have partnerships [23:48] with many different countries. Finnish [23:50] Defense Forces Commander Yan Yakola told [23:54] Eli that Finland seeks defense systems [23:57] based on military capability, cost, and [23:59] suitability and said David Sling had [24:01] clearly performed the best. [24:05] 23 projects involving the Finnish [24:07] military and Israeli defense companies [24:08] are currently underway. [24:11] 23 projects, joint projects are [24:14] currently underway. And yet, there was a [24:16] line in here. The Finnish Ministry of [24:19] Defense did not publicly announce the [24:20] agreement because of the political [24:22] backlash. See what's going on here? [24:25] These countries at some point are going [24:27] to have to just talk straight with their [24:29] people. And you know, but you see what's [24:32] going on? There's all of the rhetoric [24:34] about Israel, the anti-Israel rhetoric, [24:37] but at the same time, when push comes to [24:39] shove, these European countries are [24:41] relying on Israel more and more for [24:43] their defenses. And uh and and this just [24:46] goes to show you how powerful Israel has [24:48] become. And these relationships end up [24:50] they end up translating into diplomacy. [24:53] They end up translating into into when [24:56] when it really comes down to it whether [24:59] these countries end up taking pro-Israel [25:01] or anti-Israel positions because they [25:03] can't be engaging in this while act [25:05] while you know taking part in in things [25:07] like boycott and and embargos and other [25:10] and and other such actions. So it has [25:12] real geopolitical implications. But now [25:14] let's talk about the money for a second. [25:15] I shared with you just the dollars. [25:17] Let's just take what the Germans and the [25:20] Greeks have purchased in the last two [25:22] years. So what I what I shared with you [25:24] before the German procurements added up [25:27] to $6.64 billion. [25:30] And then we have the Greek procurements [25:32] which added up to $4.24 24 billion which [25:34] means together they're they're uh about [25:38] 10 and a half [25:41] closer to 11 billion about 11 billion [25:45] between Greece and Germany alone and [25:47] this doesn't even list everything else [25:49] remember it mentioned that India is [25:50] actually the biggest purchaser of [25:51] Israeli weapons even more than Germany [25:56] okay [25:58] now think about that's all in the last [26:01] couple [26:03] I bring this up because of a totally [26:05] different topic, which is US aid to [26:07] Israel, US military aid to Israel, which [26:09] is $3.8 billion a year. And there's so [26:11] many voices in America that say, "Oh, [26:13] we're bankrolling Israel's military." [26:15] Okay, these mil this military, this is [26:17] defense industry. This is profit for the [26:23] Israeli defense industry, which is [26:25] connected to [26:29] the Ministry of Defense. [26:32] From Germany and Greece alone, [26:36] there have been close to 11 billion [26:38] dollar in purchases in the last year and [26:41] a half. [26:43] And America America's military aid to [26:46] Israel is $3.8 billion a year. I'm not [26:50] saying it's nothing, but let's get real [26:53] here. This this idea that America [26:56] bankrolls Israel's military, [26:59] it's it's nonsense. [27:02] The the aid from the United States to [27:03] Israel amounts to I mean, I haven't seen [27:06] the most recent numbers, but it it's [27:08] it's under 10% of Israel's military [27:10] budget. Anyway, I'm just saying. All [27:13] right, that's a side point. Let's end [27:14] this one here. I hope you found this [27:16] helpful. Uh I'll continue to bring uh [27:19] more uh more updates. We're going to be [27:20] talking a little bit more. I'm going to [27:21] be making a video a little bit later [27:22] about some of the some new things that [27:24] are going on with Iran. 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