Lindsey Graham has praised local defense industry during his trip to Tel Aviv Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said Israel is ahead of the US in developing cutting-edge weapons. Graham made the remarks in Tel Aviv after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday. The senator said Washington should invest in Israel’s defense industry rather than “just writing a check” for military aid. “I like that idea. The wars of the future are being planned here