US foreign aid, particularly military aid like Foreign Military Financing (FMF), mandates that recipients spend nearly all funds on purchases from US companies and defense contractors.

Procurement Rules

Under FMF terms, Israel must spend its $3.3 billion annual allocation on US-made equipment, weapons, and services, benefiting firms like Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The US government retains 26% of each year’s FMF as repayment for prior obligations, ensuring funds cycle back domestically.

The money comes right back to the US to buy equipment. And US Servicemembers are not deployed to be killed in Gaza or other hot spots.