Nehemia Shtrasler : Still far from economic independence
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Title:No country is economically independent
Name:Andrew Hamilton
City: SydneyState: Australia
Every country, even the US itself, is economically dependent on other countries - its called globalisation and has been to Israel`s great advantage.

Israel could survive without US military aid - after all it would only increase its % of GDP on defence by a few percent to where it was less than a decade ago and it survived then.

The EU and the US rely on Israeli technology so are unlikely to boycott oven without the US`s veto. Any attempt at sanctions would be completely ineffective because they would be comprehensively breached by Diaspora Jewry and Israeli hi-tech products are easy to get past border checks.