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It is running away from the religion it spent decades exporting to the entire world. The royal family realized too late that the same ideology they weaponized has now become the biggest threat to their survival. So they are trying to distance themselves from Islam in every possible way. They silence clerics. They strip power from the religious police. They flood the country with concerts, influencers, and Western entertainment so people forget the Islamic movements the monarchy created. But none of this means the Islamists are gone. They are only silent because they were crushed. They are humiliated, angry, and convinced the royal family betrayed Islam. If the Saudi economy hits a crisis, if oil prices fall, or if the regime shows one moment of weakness, the people who have been forced underground will come back with a level of vengeance this monarchy has never seen. They will tear the royal family apart if they ever get the chance. This is why investing in Saudi Arabia is a gamble. It is built on oil, suppression, and a fragile social contract. Israel is different. When you invest in Israel, you are investing in a society that stands on real institutions and real stability. Saudi Arabia is fighting its own past. Israel has already built its future.

Everyone treats U.S. aid to Israel as if it were a symbol of friendship or loyalty. In reality it is a pressure instrument. The money is small compared to the scale of Israel’s economy and defense sector, but the political cost is enormous. Every dollar comes with expectations, leverage, and accusations that Washington can activate whenever it wants to force restraint or shape Israeli decisions. That is why cutting the aid could strengthen Israel instead of weakening it. Israel is no longer a fragile state dependent on foreign charity. It is a regional power with its own defense industry, intelligence capabilities, and a growing economy. What matters is strategic alignment, not a yearly payment that functions more like a leash than support. If the United States truly wants a stable partner in the region, it can offer the things that actually matter: joint defense programs, intelligence cooperation, diplomatic backing, and technology partnerships. These build power. The current aid package mostly builds political friction. Ending the aid would not isolate Israel. It would free the alliance from a structure that has turned support into a bargaining chip.

The United States gets more from Israel than it gives. America sends money that Israel must spend on American weapons, but Israel gives back something far more valuable. Israeli soldiers and intelligence services fight America’s enemies thousands of miles away. Every Israeli casualty represents American troops who did not have to be deployed into those dangerous environments. If America had to do what Israel does in the Middle East, the financial and human cost would be massive. The United States gives money. Israel pays in blood. Israeli soldiers take on America’s enemies so Americans never have to.

There is only one real solution for affordability everywhere. You make things affordable by getting government out of everything that is not security, corruption prevention, foreign affairs, competition, externalities, or a few large private–public projects. Remove government from the rest and the cost of living drops dramatically.