Politics · 2026-11-03 · Afternoon briefing
Trump announces end to $4bn in annual US aid for Israel
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Washington will halt its $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after the end of this year. Speaking on Fox News, Mr. Trump stated that Israel no longer needs the money and that the payments were being used by his political opponents as a "signal of unfairness."
The move pre-empts the 2028 expiration of a separate memorandum that provides $3.8 billion in annual US military aid. Mr. Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to the cut "months ago." Mr. Netanyahu has previously signalled a desire for self-sufficiency, stating in May he hoped to wean Israel off US support within a decade and later writing that it was time to move from "aid recipient to partner."
The decision comes as US public support for Israel has fallen. A June poll by Quinnipiac University found that 48% of voters believe the US is too supportive of Israel, a sharp rise from 16% in 2017. Among Democrats, that figure has climbed from 20% to 66% over the same period.
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