Author : Rumana Reza
"President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal 2027 and a massive $500 billion increase in defense spending, as the United States continues its war against Iran." (Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-budget-proposes-10-cut-discretionary-spending-increased-defense-spending-2026-04-03/ )
Based on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal released in early April 2026, the overall US federal education budget is proposed to decrease."The Budget requests $76.5 billion in discretionary budget authority for ED for 2027, a $2.3 billion or 2.9-percent decrease from the 2026 enacted level." (Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf)
On the other hand,"The Knesset approved the largest state budget in Israel’s history early Monday morning, growing the defense budget to unprecedented levels amid the war with Iran and sending billions of shekels to Haredi educational institutions and other priorities of the governing coalition ..." (Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-approves-2026-budget-israels-largest-ever-sending-billions-to-haredi-institutions/ )
According to the TIMES OF ISRAEL, published on 30 March,2026, "Smotrich called the defense package the “core” of the wartime budget, adding that it would allow Israel to “dramatically improve our geopolitical and diplomatic standing” and “dismantle and rebuild the Middle East.”
“ This budget enables the state to win,” said Smotrich. " That means, Israel would be the only beneficiary of the unstable Middle-East and if Iran gets defeated in the war.Then where is the place for America? Bitter to say but the truth is- " runner-up'' position. This is absolutely not a good sign to the dignity of the US as it is counted as topper till now on the paper-sheet.
Here one key difference between the budgets of the US and Israel is not hard to notice - the education sector. Whereas the US Govt. wants to less contribute to its education with giving priority on math and improving reading for American students,Israel sending billions to Haredi Institutions contrary . Now my dear readers, how many of you know about Haredi Institutions?...Well,these private institutions, primarily in Israel and Europe, promote religious law (Halakha) and separation from modern, secular culture in order to preserve their traditions. More specifically,Haredi educational institute is a Jewish faith-based school for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Communities,focused on Torah and Tahmud study rather than secular subjects like English and math.
It is so funny discriminative fact that the US is always against the Islamic rules and culture in Iran and wants to see the secular Govt. there on the one side; on the other side, it is going hand in hand with Israel, which is a religiously biased country. The US Govt. wants to be liberal and stop antisemitism in its education sector, but Israel looks for booming Jewish education (semitism) for its country. Israel's kind of bias will affect not only Muslims, but also Christians.
On Easter Sunday,April 5,2026, an Israeli strike on the Christian town of Ain Saadeh,east of Beirut killed a Christian political official and his wife ..The victims were identified as Pierre Moawad, a local official from the Lebanese Forces party, and his wife, Flavia, including an unidentified woman. ( Source :https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/israeli-strike-kills-christian-party-official-lebanon/ ) The incident occurred as Lebanese Christians celebrated Easter Sunday with prayers and solidarity, amid heavy fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
Yet Israel has not apologized for this strike. Instead, Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, pledged to continue targeting Hezbollah following intensified bombardments during the holiday, with no acknowledgement of wrongdoing for the widespread damage reported
