President Donald Trump made a bizarre comment that the U.S. may stop giving money to Israel, which was a bombshell for both countries. Since then, the story has gotten even weirder. “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…

“This is where Section 219 of the NDAA comes in,” said one observer. “They’re going to transfer all of the aid behind closed doors and cut it from the appropriations process.”

Israeli officials in the finance ministry said on Tuesday they were surprised by Trump’s announcement, the Times of Israel reported, citing the Walla news site. “No formal document was submitted from the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the end of aid,” an official told the site. “The ministry was aware of the…

Netanyahu’s strong showing in the Israeli elections is a blow to liberal Zionists and their effort to continue to deny Israeli apartheid.

On the morning of Election Day, Donald Trump went on Fox & Friends to deliver a surprise announcement: The United States, he said, would be cutting off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year. “We have a helper, and it’s Israel because, you know, we are the big, they are […]

In a Fox News interview, Trump said the U.S. will stop giving Israel weapons for free because Abdul El-Sayed keeps talking about it. The post Trump Scrambles to Halt Military Aid to Israel to Deprive El-Sayed of a Talking Point appeared first on The Intercept.

The US-Israel memorandum of understanding was already slated to end in 2028.

Israel's finance ministry was unaware of any plans to immediately end US military assistance before President Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday, according to Israel's Channel 12. The $3.8bn in annual US military aid was expected to provide a significant source of funding for Israel's defence budget in 2027 and…

Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade took to Fox Business Tuesday to question President Donald Trump’s supposed decision to “cut off” all U.S. aid to Israel by the end of this year, accusing the president of giving in to the demands of some Democrats. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump ignited an international firestorm after claiming…

The president maintains Israel doesn’t need the aid, it’s expensive for the U.S. and has become a Democratic talking point in the midterms.

Israel's opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot said on Tuesday that a phaseout of US aid to the country announced by President Donald Trump showed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must go. "The fact that Israel's defence establishment is learning of a shift in our strategic relationship through the media, at the…

President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning that U.S. aid to Israel will cease at the end of the year. “We were giving them $4 billion. We are, but it gets cut off at the end of the year,” Trump said. When host Brian Kilmeade asked why, the president replied, “Because they don’t need it,” saying…

President Donald Trump ignited an international firestorm Tuesday after casually claiming that U.S. aid to Israel would be “cut off” by the end of this year, leaving Israeli officials scrambling to make sense of the surprise announcement. “Let’s get to that breaking news that is causing a political and financial…

Trump said on election morning that the US will stop paying Israel by the end of 2026. The aid deal runs to 2028 and Congress sets the money, not Trump.

MEE staff on Tue, 11/03/2026 - 14:15 The US president said Washington would stop the payments, but US arms sales and wider defence cooperation are expected to continue US President Donald Trump removes his hat as he leaves after speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, 2 November 2026 (Finn…

Trump repeatedly cited the political consequences of continuing the payments, singling out El-Sayed as an example of opponents exploiting the issue. The post ‘It’s a Bad Talking Point!’ Trump Explains Why He’s Cutting $4B in Aid to Israel first appeared on Mediaite.

President Donald Trump left Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade confused Tuesday after casually revealing that he had brokered a deal to end U.S. aid to Israel “by the end of this year.” Calling into Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Trump boasted about his administration’s accomplishments on border security and accused former…

US President Donald Trump has said that Washington's aid to Israel will end at the close of the year, but that it can still buy its own weapons. “Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal that we give Israel $4bn a year, and we made a deal months ago, that we’re stopping,” he told Fox News. “So, it’s just a wasted thing…

Netanyahu stays on as caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed. The opposition has picked Eisenkot, but has no majority without the Arab parties.

Israel’s Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party "failed" to discredit Israeli election results. "The vile and malicious attempt to deny the election results, to undermine the will of the public, to smear an entire public, and to drag Israel into additional elections…

Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of leading a “campaign of delegitimisation” against Israel’s inconclusive election results, after Central Elections Committee said the vote was valid. “The despicable and malicious attempt to deny the election results, undermine the will…

Israel's election leaves no clear path to forming a government, with Benjamin Netanyahu facing an opposition majority. Here are four possible scenarios that could determine the country's political future.

It was heralded by many as “the most consequential in Israeli history,” and by rights it should have been. Under Benjamin Netanyahu’s outgoing far-right government, Israel plunged into a severe constitutional crisis, suffered the worst military setback in its history, carried out a genocide in Gaza and two failed wars…

Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger Gadi Eisenkot disagree on some policies, but both still expect the U.S. to provide billions of dollars in military aid.

David Hearst on Fri, 10/30/2026 - 15:29 The Palestinian lawmaker says Arab parties are ready to back an Eisenkot-led minority government, arguing that cooperation is essential to ending Netanyahu’s rule Palestinian lawmaker Ahmad Tibi attends a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, 5 October 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters)…

The historic result for Arab parties is rendered meaningless by an Israeli opposition that appears unwilling to partner with them to depose Netanyahu. The post Palestinian citizens are the big winners of Israel’s election. It doesn’t matter appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Tens of thousands of Israeli expats flew home to vote in Tuesday’s election – most of them, according to media reports, hoping for a result which would end Benjamin Netanyahu’s prime ministership. It looks as if they will be disappointed. We’ll know more when all votes are counted and seats allocated. But an apparent…

Israel's election has ended in deadlock. Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, his rival Gadi Eisenkot's 48, and neither has the 61 needed to govern. The surprise of the night: Palestinian citizens of Israel turned out in record numbers, pushing Arab parties to a record 19 seats. They did so despite armed right-wing…

Gadi Eisenkot, Israel's chief opposition candidate, issued a video statement on Thursday warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is running a campaign to delegitimise election results. This comes after his Likud party made allegations that Arab parties - which performed better than predictions - committed…

Netanyahu can cling to power because Zionist parties would rather keep him than govern with Palestinians.

Netanyahu's party and the Israeli opposition are at an electoral stalemate that only an alliance with the Palestinian citizens of Israel can break, but neither camp is willing to extend their democratic ideals to the Arab lists who won 19 seats in the latest election.

Since Tuesday, Netanyahu has claimed that the Palestinian parties have “stolen” the election.

“We fear that if we do not get this government out of power, we will lose everything,” one Palestinian voter said.

Israel's chief opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot warned on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working to delegitimise election results with his allegations of malfeasance by Palestinian-led parties that performed well. "It's already clear that Likud and Netanyahu have embarked on a coordinated,…

Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 14:15 Meanwhile, Trump wants a unity government in Israel, hundreds of Israeli artists call for a government that includes Palestinians, and Herzog is likely to task Eisenkot with forming a coalition Palestinian candidate Ahmad Tibi of the Joint List party with his family votes…

The Israeli political system presently revolves around three blocs jockeying for position after the election failed to provide a decisive outcome. Based on the latest figures – which are likely to change as absentee ballots and army votes are counted – the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, currently leads a…

The results of Israel’s election tell us that Benjamin Netanyahu lost but was not defeated. He will feel that what he proposed to the Jewish voters - to continue the wars, to maintain the state of emergency - has been accepted. Netanyahu told voters that the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel was not his fault,…

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday that political leaders should work to avoid another election after a deadlock. With 85 percent of the votes counted on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies secured 53 seats, while former army chief Gadi Eisenkot’s coalition obtained 48…

Gadi Eisenkot or Benjamin Netanyahu – under whose direction will Israel head? Erik Marmor/picture alliance via Getty Images The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive. With nearly all the votes counted, it is…

While a caretaker government faces some constraints, experts say it retains powers, including over the war with Iran