Trump declares end to US military aid to Israel by year-end

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Military aid Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of US foreign assistance since World War II.
63% : " He added that Washington would still provide assistance if needed, describing Israel as a regional partner with whom the US has maintained "a tremendous relationship," with Tel Aviv being the smaller partner.
55% : Under the 2019-2028 Memorandum of Understanding signed during the Obama administration, the US sends Israel $3.8 billion in military aid every year.
52% : Now we'll help Israel if they need it.
49% : Washington has so far provided Israel almost $175 billion in bilateral assistance and missile defence funding, a figure that far exceeds US aid to any other country over the same period.
39% : "We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel.
28% : "Now, as far as paying Israel, Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal that we give Israel $4 billion a year, and we made a deal months ago that we're stopping," Trump told Fox News.
25% : In addition to the annual cheque, the US has sent at least $21.7 billion in direct military aid to Israel since October 7, 2023, when Israel launched a genocide in Gaza, which, despite a ceasefire, has been ongoing with almost daily attacks on Palestinians.
22% : US President Donald Trump has said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that Washington would no longer be providing military aid to Israel after the end of this year.
16% : Speaking to Fox News, Trump said on Tuesday that Israel no longer needs it and that some Democrats and left-wing politicians were using this US funding to Israel as a talking point to criticise Republicans.

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