Israel isn’t the only Mideast country receiving vast sums of American tax dollars. The post Stop Sending Billions in U.S. Aid to Jordan appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Stop Sending Billions in U.S. Aid to Jordan Israel isn’t the only Mideast country receiving vast sums of American tax dollars. (Salah Malkawi/Getty Images) In April, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) called for Washington to end assistance to Israel, insisting that the funds would be better spent on hospitals and childcare in America. On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) also opposed sending billions to Israel, citing the soaring U.S. deficit . Despite receiving minimal press coverage, many of the same arguments could also be made about the Israel’s eastern neighbor, Jordan, a country roughly the size of Indiana that has received massive amounts of U.S. aid. The United States has provided Jordan with around…Open
As directed by the War Department, U.S. Southern Command is working with the State Department to support U.S. government relief operations in Venezuela in response to devastating earthquakes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to phase out U.S. military financial aid, aiming for greater self-reliance and stronger ties with Gulf states.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to phase out U.S. military financial aid , aiming for greater self-reliance and stronger ties with Gulf states. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his intention to wind down U.S. military financial aid to Israel within the next decade. In an interview , Netanyahu stated his goal of reducing annual aid from $3.8 billion to zero while strengthening Israel’s self-reliance and ties with Gulf states. DETAIL: Netanyahu noted Israel currently receives the annuel $3.8 billion sum under a 10-year, $38 billion U.S. aid package running through 2028, but argued it is the right time to “reset” the relationship as Israel strengthens ties…Open
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he didn't want to wait for the next Congress to begin the process of reducing the $3.8 billion the U.S. sends to Israel every year.
The U.S. continues transferring aid to Israel even as it flouts American redlines in the West Bank. The post Israeli Settler Violence Continues Under American Neglect appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Israeli Settler Violence Continues Under American Neglect The U.S. continues transferring aid to Israel even as it flouts American redlines in the West Bank. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu via Getty Images) The House Appropriations Committee released its spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027 covering national security, the Department of State, and related programs, which—among other appropriations—approved $3.8 billion for Israel, following the terms of a 10-year U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding. At the same time, the Israeli government continues to promote and protect violent campaigns of state-backed terror against Palestinians in ways that are so extreme that more and more Western and former Israeli officials are…Open