Us aid to israel

Editor's Notes: Israel-US alliance after the aid is gone must become a partnership, not an MoU

Israel should stop talking like a needy recipient. America should stop pretending this is philanthropy. Both governments have decided the aid era is over, and that something new must come next.

US President Barack Obama (C-R), escorted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L), view battery of Iron Dome, short-range missile defence system during a welcome ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv.
People walk past a projection depicting Israeli and US flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 22, 2025.

Israel doesn't need unconditional US support to be confident in its own strength - analysis

A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

AIPAC targeting US congressional candidates who want to condition aid to Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met recently with US Senator (R-SC) Lindsey Graham in Jerusalem. It is likely they discussed the issue of US aid to Israel.

Netanyahu doesn’t want to give up US aid, but he has no choice - opinion


Senators Graham, Blumenthal sign Torah scroll in honor of October 7 victims - exclusive

'You are not alone; the US stands with you," Sen Lindsey Graham said from the Western Wall.

 Senators Lindsey Graham (R- SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) at a signing of a special Torah Scroll at the Western wall in honor of victims of October 7.

Netanyahu's critique of White House arms policy: A high-stakes gamble in US election year-analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu obviously knew the diplomatic tempest his words would trigger, but said them anyway, and then doubled-down. Why?

 US President Joe Biden (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)

Rocky waters: The multiple challenges faced by the US's lofty aid pier plans - WSJ

The “hastily constructed" maritime corridor was not equipped to withstand the roughness of the Mediterranean Sea, which worsens at this time of year.

 A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Gaza coast, May 19, 2024.

Pentagon faces confusion over two day pause in aid distribution in Gaza

The number of trucks going on and off the pier does not equate to the number of trucks transporting aid to the distribution warehouse. 

Trucks deliver humanitarian aid over a temporary pier on the Gaza coast, May 18, 2024

Division among Democrats as 26 party members pen letter to Biden condemning withholding Israel aid

The representatives said they fear US public disputes with Israel only emboldens mutual enemies like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and other Iranian-backed proxies.

 U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

American Jews warn Biden: Arms embargo 'emboldens' Hamas, Iran

Leading Jewish organizations in the US warn president Biden - Withholding arms to Israel is against America's interests.

 US President Joe Biden meets with holocaust survivors Dr. Gita Cycowicz and Rena Quint during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, July 13, 2022.

'Bad, bad, bad,': Major Israeli-American Biden donor criticizes US threat to halt weapons

Haim Saban is an Israeli-American billionaire and long-time supporter of Israel and Jewish political causes and has been a consistent donor to the Democratic party since the 1990s.

Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban.

Republicans question Biden's 'ironclad' commitment to Israel over shipment halt

The Republican leaders noted that while the assistance funded by the supplemental appropriations bill will not be impacted, security assistance to Israel is an urgent priority with no delay.

 U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during an event to tout the new Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio near the bridge in Covington, Kentucky, U.S., January 4, 2023.

US State Department to deliver report on if Israel violating international law

The report is due in "the coming days".

 DEFENSE MINISTER Yoav Gallant arrives for a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, on Monday. ‘Calling off the Hanegbi-Dermer delegation is political window dressing by the prime minister,’ a White House aide argued.

Austin: US pauses shipment of payload munitions due to concerns over Rafah

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin clarified that the decision referred to only one shipment of arms and that no final decision had been made regarding other arms transfers to Israel. 

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends at the White House in Washington, May 6, 2024