The Cost of Americas #1 Welfare State
$8 trillion
Total cost of Middle East wars waged on behalf of Israel (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen)
$300 billion
U.S. foreign and military aid to Israel
(inflation-adjusted)
$29 billion
Iran War from 2026 Pentagon’s military cost (munitions, operations, equipment)
$21.7 billion
U.S. military aid to Israel from October 2023 to September 2025.
$19 billion
U.S. loan guarantees authorized for Israel
$8.6 billion
U.S. funding for Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, and related missile defense systems.
$6.6 billion
Value of excess U.S. military equipment transferred to Israel since 1992.
$4.4 billion value
U.S. contributions to the War Reserves Stockpile inside Israel (WRSA-I).
$1.7 billion
U.S. Migration and Refugee Assistance to help resettle Jewish immigrants in Israel.
$1.7 billion
Israeli bonds purchased by U.S. state and local governments since October 2023.
$1 billion
U.S. cash contributions to Multinational Force & Observers in Sinai since 1982
$1 billion
U.S. funding funneled through binational foundations (BIRD, BARD, BSF) into Israeli tech and military R&D
$500 million
NDAA for missile defense (Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow). FY2026
$450 million
FUTURES Act on AI, cyber, quantum, and missile tech.
$250 million
Nita Lowey MEPPA “peacebuilding” used to support Israeli infrastructure in Palestinian areas.
$150 million
U.S. grants to Israeli institutions through ASHA program over the decades.
$80 million
USAID (agriculture, water tech, and health programs run through MASHAV)
$47.5 million
Emerging tech cooperation in 2026