Yair Golan says a responsible prime minister would fight to increase U.S. aid, not end it
Yair GolanLeader of The Democrats party, in a post on X
Golan writes that ending U.S. aid would do heavy damage to Israel's security and to quality of life, because the cost of security would fall on the Israeli public, and that a responsible prime minister would fight to increase American aid rather than end it.
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Trump says he and Netanyahu agreed months ago, at Netanyahu's suggestion, that the roughly $4 billion a year the United States gives Israel will stop at the end of 2026 because Israel no longer needs it.
“A responsible prime minister would fight to increase American aid, not eliminate it. Netanyahu is deepening the security and economic crisis and endangering Israel's future. (Translated from Hebrew. Original: ראש ממשלה אחראי היה נאבק להגדלת הסיוע האמריקאי, לא מחסל אותו. נתניהו מעמיק את המשבר הביטחוני והכלכלי ומסכן את עתידה של ישראל.)”
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Trump says U.S. aid to Israel will end this year under a deal with Netanyahu; Israeli finance officials say they knew of no such plan
On Fox & Friends on November 3, 2026, Trump said the roughly $4 billion a year the United States gives Israel will be cut off at the end of the year under a deal he made with Netanyahu. The current aid agreement runs through 2028.
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Golan, leader of The Democrats party, writes in Hebrew that Israel's defense spending is at record levels and its air defenses have been worn down by a long war, that ending U.S. aid would do heavy damage to Israel's security and fall on the Israeli public, and that a responsible prime minister would fight to increase the aid.
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Golan writes that Israel's defense spending has reached enormous levels, that it needs to restock its offensive weapons and that its air defenses have been worn down by a long war, and that ending U.S. aid would do heavy damage to Israel's security because the cost would fall on the Israeli public.
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The reference point is Trump's announcement that U.S. aid to Israel will end at the end of 2026 under a deal with Netanyahu. Golan calls the end of U.S. aid heavy damage to Israel's security and blames Netanyahu for it, which condemns the arrangement.
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“There's been a discussion, quite public discussion for some time, about reducing U.S. aid to Israel and moving more towards a cooperative framework for defense cooperation. Prime Minister Netanyahu has talked about, the President has talked about that. So I don't know what the specifics of this announcement are, but it's very consistent with the direction that's been discussed for some time.”Read statement
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