Paying the Bill for Israel’s War

Over 900 Israeli soldiers have given their lives fighting Hamas and Hizballah in the current war. Many hundreds more have injuries that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. While these human costs are incalculable, the other costs—munitions, anti-missile and -drone interceptors, jet fuel—can be tallied. In attempting to do so, Jonathan Schanzer notes, for instance, that “since the war began, Israel has had $11.4 billion worth of air-launched-munitions requests approved by the United States for purchase.” He then looks at the bigger picture, which includes