US EditionLindsey Graham quickly embraces Netanyahu’s desire to ‘taper’ off US military aid over next decade
Netanyahu aims to end $3.8 billion annual U.S. military aid over 10 years as public support wanes; Senator Graham urges faster cuts to boost U.S. defense funding.
- On Thursday in Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, told The Economist he wants to `taper off` U.S. military aid to Israel over the next 10 years until it reaches zero.
- Facing declining U.S. support, Netanyahu framed the move as making Israel more self-sufficient, arguing it has `come of age` with plans to transform Israel's defense industry amid the Gaza war and falling Democratic backing.
- The current memorandum of understanding breaks down into $3.3 billion in foreign military financing and $500 million for joint missile-defense programs like Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow, and Netanyahu said Israel receives close to $4 billion for arms.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator , publicly backed expediting the taper and redirecting savings to the U.S. military in a post on X, while President Donald Trump was bewildered when Netanyahu first proposed winding down aid late last year.
- With the next MOU renegotiation in view, Ron Dermer, former minister of strategic affairs and top Netanyahu advisor, and Amit Halevi, Likud lawmaker, are pushing joint research and development projects to replace FMF.
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“I want to phase it out within the next ten years.” American funding is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
Trump, Netanyahu at odds over Israeli plans to end reliance on U.S. military aid
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed winding down U.S. military aid late last year, President Donald Trump was bewildered and did not immediately support the move, two sources familiar with the matter told Jewish Insider. Since then, Netanyahu has announced his intentions to move ahead with the plan anyway. Netanyahu pitched the president on his proposal while visiting Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., in lat…
If you want to understand the extent of the folly that is going on in the Israeli media, like for example what happened when Netanyahu said a day or two ago that he wants to stop American defense funding - which is over three billion dollars. I mean, they've been talking about it for many years. The civilian funding has long been stopped, I think Netanyahu also stopped it in the 1990s. Now we're talking about the military, there's serious busine…
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