Knesset speaker makes case that being pro-Israel is ‘America first’

Amir Ohana, the Knesset speaker, said in a talk in Washington last week that the United States reaps tangible benefits from its relation with the Jewish state. “For the $3.8 billion America invests annually in Israel, the returns are estimated at $48 billion in defense contracts, shared research and development and real-world testing that accelerates U.S. hardware upgrades,” he said. “Israeli technologies protect American troops.” (Read more at JNS)