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its positions on the issues crucial to it, based on its own interests ". And we have to respect that. ¢ Without derogating from our responsibility to make and execute sovereign decisions — the reality 1s that there isn't full symmetry here. ¢ Our relations with the US President, the administration, the Congress and the American people are vital to the State of Israel. ¢ The United States is Israel's main ally and strategic support. Our relations with it are the cornerstone of Israel's military capabilities, the IDF's qualitative edge, and Israel's strategic and political positioning. ¢ We receive $3 billion a year from the US, going back some 40 years now. What social or economic HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029376