Trump Says US Will Halt 'Contentious' Aid to Israel by Year's End
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that Washington will terminate the annual $4 billion security assistance accord with Israel by the end of the year.
- Under a 10-year memorandum signed in 2016, Washington committed $38 billion in military assistance through 2028; Trump claimed he reached an agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu months earlier to end the funding.
- Israeli defense and finance officials are assessing the impact, as KAN reported the cutoff could leave a 12 billion shekels annual gap in the defense budget, complicating efforts to replenish military stocks.
- Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and Yisrael Beytenu party member Avigdor Liberman criticized Netanyahu following the announcement. Liberman stated, 'We can no longer rely on him and must replace him.'
- Trump linked the decision to U.S. domestic politics, citing attacks from Democrats like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Analysts noted the timing of the announcement remained a critical issue.
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US decision to pull $4B in Israel aid was made months before midterm shellacking — as Trump weighs next move in Iran war
The US has been moving forward with a plan for months to pull nearly $4 billion in annual aid from Israel, as President Trump weighs his next move in the war against Iran that cost him the midterms.
COMMENT. There are many questions after Trump's announcement that the US will end its military aid to Israel at the end of the year. Much is unclear, but it is certain that the aid is on its way out.
There’s an upside to the U.S. cutting off military aid to Israel
Israel’s hands will no longer be tied in their plan to finally wipe out the current Iranian regime. Apparently some Israelis agree with me. Hananya Naftali breaks down Trump’s Fox & Friends interview, where he explains why ending US military aid to Israel can make the Jewish state stronger and more independent.
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