Posted on 11/03/2026 7:10:26 AM PST by Words Matter
Donald Trump: Agreed with Benjamin Netanyahu to stop US funding to Israel at the end of 2026 | The Jerusalem Post.
Trump: US will stop funding to Israel after end of 2026, will 'help Israel if they need it'. The president went on to praise Israel as a particularly reliable American ally, contrasting its conduct with that of other US partners.
By Idan Kweller. November 3, 2026.
On the morning of the US midterm elections, US President Donald Trump made a startling claim in an interview with Fox & Friends: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself initiated a plan to end nearly $4 billion in annual American assistance to Israel.
The hosts repeatedly pressed Trump to clarify whether he meant military aid, cash, or weapons deliveries. The president insisted that the arrangement would end by December, while Israel would remain free to purchase American weapons.
Trump also explained the political calculation behind the move: taking away one of the Democratsโ most effective arguments against Republicans, particularly in Michigan, where Israel has become a central issue in the fiercely contested Senate race. But his announcement raises a major question: What happens to the existing US-Israel military assistance agreement, which runs through 2028?
US President Donald Trump made a potentially consequential political and diplomatic announcement on Tuesday morning, as Americans headed to the polls for the midterm elections, claiming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had personally proposed ending the approximately $4 billion in annual American assistance to Israel.
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Butt, butt, butt the left tells us PDJT is Bibi’s biotch. Or is it the other way around. ๐
Let's stop funding the UN too... Israel is our friend - the UN's NOT.
I agree. Defund the UN and the Arab entities
Yes , hypocrisy and left: synonymous
Of course, military aid and assistance are another thing altogether.
Good for both Nations.
Guy on the upper left looks like mark cuban.
Interesting that Fox News reported Israel was unaware this was happening
Was it really Bibi’s idea?
Interesting that Fox News reported Israel was unaware this was happening
Was it really Bibi’s idea?
Bannon acts like he’s running against Israel today on War Room, blaming potential big losses on Mark Levin, then leaving out “agrees with Netanyahu. “ Netanyahu has been saying this for months if not a year.
It was the Kissinger accords that created billion dollar payments to Israel and Egypt (and helped create a peace in the Middle East). Now that Israel refuses payment, don’t hold your breath waiting for Egypt to follow suit.
What about the $3 billion to Egypt? Also halted? Or is Abdul El-Sayed and Mohammed Atta’s homeland too important of an “ally”?
Netanyahu has been urging this aid be ended for almost 30 years! He along with dozens of Israeli defense officials and industry executives.
It's the AMERICAN M.I.C. that always fights to keep it going.
Thanks for the update, (actually post-date). Bannon ought to get a clue, sounding like Tucker this morning , well, not quite.
The Israelis are extremely good at advanced tech, esp. weapons tech. Their modified F-35’s are reputedly better than ours. My guess is that with some revisions to our own requirements regarding purchases or tech transfers from other countries, the Israelis can make up the $4 billion easily.
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