Military aid to israel

Netanyahu's 1996 promise to end US aid to Israel fulfilled after 30 years, PMO claims

The Prime Minister's Office said Israel's strong economy allows it to gradually end US military assistance, pointing to Netanyahu's 1996 pledge to gradually cease Washington's financial aid.

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 25, 2026
Bipartisan support in Congress has long been central to the US-Israel relationship, but changing attitudes among younger Americans and across the political spectrum pose new challenges.

Twelve US senators seek to block expanded defense and intelligence cooperation with Israel

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, US, September 23, 2026.

Israel prosperous enough to buy US weapons without financial aid, Rubio claims

Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) join hands at a More Perfect University presents Students vs Billionaires Town Hall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, October 26, 2026.

When tikkun olam comes at the expense of solidarity with Israel - opinion


Washington Watch: Time to end aid to Israel?

Voices on both sides are increasingly saying it may be time to end US aid to Israel.

Yaakov Nagel and Thomas A. Shannon sign the 10-year defense agreement

US senators seek to modify new $38 billion Israel aid package

Republican lawmakers tell news conference they had filed a measure to give Israel an additional $1.5 billion in military aid, while renewing US sanctions on Iran.

Lindsey Graham

American Jewish community, politicians laud record US-Israel defense deal

The defense agreement, worth $38 billion over 10 years, is the largest such pledge in American history, hailed by both countries as a cornerstone of their alliance.

US President Barack Obama walks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he views an Iron Dome Defense Battery at Ben-Gurion International Airport, March 20, 2013.

US and Israel conclude landmark 10-year defense deal

'Single largest pledge' of aid in US history.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ C-Dome system, a sea-based version of the Iron Dome anti-rocket battery, fires from an Israeli Navy missile ship

Israeli official in US for expected announcement of massive military aid package

The current military aid package, which provided Israel with some $30 billion in military assistance over the last decade, expires in October 2017.

An iron dome launches rockets to intercept incoming rockets from Gaza on Tuesday.

'US, Israel agree to record military aid deal worth at least $38 billion'

Sources say 10-year agreement is due to be signed within days.

Trial of the Iron Dome system in the US.

Senator holding up Israel defense deal, insisting on role for Congress

Sen. Graham says to Netanyahu: Tell the White House to "go f*** themselves."

US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

Letters to the editor: Witless fans

The US military has hundreds of thousands of combat troops stationed in NATO and SEATO countries, including Japan, South Korea, Germany and Turkey, and many more on ships throughout the world. It does not have one combat soldier stationed in Israel.

Letters

Deal on US military aid package to Israel 'soon,' diplomatic officials say

Agreement on new 10-year defense aid deal seen as heading for conclusions.

An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in southern Israel

White House 'aims to conclude' defense deal with Israel, official says

The deal is expected to clock in at around $38 billion over ten years.

F-35 fighter jet