Israel boasts of insane military spending, admits it is threatened by Iran

TEL AVIV – Late last year, Israel set aside a special $1.5 billion (Rp21.5 trillion) of the $19.2 billion (Rp275 trillion) defense budget to prepare for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Tehran warned Tel Aviv should instead set aside “tens of thousands of billions of dollars” to repair the damage caused by Iran’s “staggering response” to any aggression by Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett admitted his party was in the midst of the biggest arms campaign in years, and was forced to face threats posed by Iran and its proxies 24 hours a day.

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“We are investing in the security rearmament of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the entire defense establishment,” he said, quoted by Sputnik on Tuesday (11/1/2022).

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“I would say this is an armament we haven’t seen in years. This rearmament is essential to our survival, and I am very happy about it and determined to get it done quickly,” Bennett said, speaking before the Knesset’s foreign affairs and defense committee.

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“Iran is at the top of our list of challenges. Iran is the head of the octopus that constantly threatens Israel on all its borders through its proxies and tentacles,” the Israeli prime minister said.

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