Insane in the membrane: US military aid to Israel to increase by $1bn as Social Security recipients get no raise | 22 Oct 2015 | The annual military aid provided by America to Israel is expected to increase by nearly $1 billion by the end of this decade, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. According to the newspaper, the total amount of aid given to Israel by America since 1962 has reached approximately $100 billion; $3.1 billion during the past year. The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that during the renewal of the military aid agreements for the upcoming years, there will be an increase in the military aid budget, which will reach more than $4 billion a year starting from 2019. [See: Bad news for retirees: No Social Security cost-of-living increase, higher medical costs for many 15 Oct 2015.]