This is no joke, this is no laughing matter

Amnon Abramovich warns in an opinion column that Israel is sliding into security isolation under Netanyahu, while the public is preoccupied with the crypto economy. The writer quotes Netanyahu saying that American aid is expected to end, and details that 70% of weapons come from the US.

Amnon Abramovich warns in an opinion column on Mako that Israel is sliding into security isolation under Netanyahu's leadership, while the public is preoccupied with the crypto economy proposed by the prime minister. The writer quotes Netanyahu himself, who said that American security aid is expected to end if he is re-elected. Abramovich details that nearly 70% of Israel's weapons and ammunition come from the US, and that other countries may follow suit. He mentions that the Merkava tank engine is produced in the US, and that shells and submarines are imported. The writer refers to President Biden's past threat to delay a shipment of munitions, and Netanyahu's response that 'we will fight with our fingernails'. Abramovich refuses to laugh at the idea of a crypto economy, and states that only pariah states like Iran and Russia are forced to adopt such a trade culture.

This is no joke, this is no laughing matter