Trump has abandoned Netanyahu. The US-Israel relationship is in peril
President Donald Trump has announced that US military aid to Israel will cease by the end of 2026, marking a significant shift in his foreign policy stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged the change, signaling a potential end to the long-standing military support relationship between the two nations.
Why it matters
This policy reversal threatens to isolate Israel and fundamentally alters decades of bipartisan US foreign policy regarding Middle Eastern security.
The President's changing approach reflects cooling feelings in America
A campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on 26 October ( via Getty Images) Paul Wood Former BBC foreign correspondent and Emmy Award-winner close Cancel email X WhatsApp Facebook link share Share bookmark Save Among the many strange and unexpected things Donald Trump said during the midterm elections , one statement was truly shocking. As Americans voted, Trump announced, almost casually, that US military aid to Israel would cease by the end of 2026. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said it felt “like a bolt from the blue”.
The statement was unexpected because Trump has styled himself as the “most pro-Israel President ever”. It also reverses decades of bipartisan consensus about US military support for Israel.
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