More Money, More Problems: A Look at the Implications of the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-429, Sec. 201, 122 Stat. 4842 (2008) on U.S.-Israeli Relations
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MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS,:
A LOOK AT THE IMPLICATIONS OF
THE NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER ACT
OF 2008, PUB. L. NO. 110-429, § 201,
122 STAT. 4842 (2008) ON
U.S.-ISRAELI RELATIONS
I. INTRODUCTION
[P]eace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations,
entangling alliances with none . . . .2 There is an exception to
every rule, and as such, the exception to this rule comes in the
form of the relationship between the United States and Israel.3
For decades, the United States has considered Israel their bea-
con of hope in an otherwise violent and war-torn Middle East,
and has stood by Israel providing substantial aid, militarily and
otherwise, throughout the years.4 Military aid to Israel has not
1. Notorious B.I.G. feat. Mase & Puff Daddy, Mo Money Mo Problems,
available at http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/notoriousbig/momoneymoproblems.html
(providing title of song and lyrics).
2. Thomas Jefferson, President, First Inaugural Address (Mar. 4 1801).
3. See Herb Keinon, Top Senator: An Attack on Israel is an Attack on U.S., THE
JERUSALEM POST, Jan. 10, 2012, available at http://www.jpost.com/International/Top-
senator-An-attack-on-Israel-is-an-attack-on-US (declaring if you attack Israel, you
are attacking the United States.); JEREMY M. SHARP, CONG. RESEARCH SERV.,
RL33222, Summary to U.S. FOREIGN AID TO ISRAEL (2013), http://fpc.state.gov/
documents/organization/209258.pdf (noting Israel receiv[es] benefits not available to
other countries). Benefits allowed almost exclusively to Israel include: (1) use of
U.S. military assistance for both research and development in the United States and
for military purchases from Israeli manufacturers; and (2) prompt receipt of U.S. aid
within the first thirty days of the fiscal year, as opposed to multiple installments.
SHARP, supra. See Jim ZANOTTI, CONG. RESEARCH SERV., RL33476, Summary to
ISRAEL: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS (2013), http://fpc.state.gov/documents/
organization/210922.pdf (summarizing U.S. commitment to Israel's security and
maintaining close ties). The special relationship is based not only on political ideals,
but also religious affinities. Id. See Stephen Webbe, It Has One of the World's Best
Armies, But U.S. May Expect Too Much Help in Case of Soviet Attack, THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, July 31, 1981, available at http://www.csmonitor.com/
1981/0731/073136.html (evidencing Israel's importance as ally to United States).
President Nixon stated, [o]nly by full appreciation of the critical role the State of
Israel plays in our strategic calculus can we build the foundation for thwarting [enemy
influences] on territories and resources vital to our security and national well-being.
Id.
4. Brad Schneider & Doug Collins, Op-Ed., Committing to Israel's Qualitative
Military Edge, THE JERUSALEM POST, May 29, 2013, available at http://www.jpost.
com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Committing-to-Israels-qualitative-military-edge-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/sujtnlr38&div=8&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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