Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 10 that he hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade.
In 2016, under the Obama administration, the United States agreed to give Israel $38 billion in military assistance. The memorandum of understanding covered U.S. fiscal years 2019–2028.
“I want to draw down to zero the American financial support, the financial component of the military cooperation that we have,” Netanyahu told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on May 10.
He said that it is “absolutely” the right time to reset the U.S.–Israeli financial relationship and that he doesn’t “want to wait for the next Congress.”…
Netanyahu Says He Wants to End US Military Support for Israel
