Gadi Eisenkot says Israelis learning of the aid change through the media shows the danger of Netanyahu's conduct
Gadi EisenkotNetanyahu's main rival in the 2026 Knesset election, in a statement reported by ABC News
Eisenkot says the special relationship with the United States is a key part of Israel's national security, and that Israel's security establishment and citizens learning of a change in that relationship through the media shows the danger of Netanyahu's conduct.
Responding to
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.
“The fact that the security establishment, along with Israeli citizens, is learning about a change in the strategic relationship framework through the media highlights just how much Benjamin Netanyahu's conduct poses a genuine danger”
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Where this statement fits
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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ABC News reports Trump's Fox & Friends remarks, says two Israeli Finance Ministry sources expressed surprise at them, and explains that the current memorandum of understanding provides $3.8 billion a year through fiscal year 2028. It quotes a statement from opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and reports that Netanyahu had not yet commented.
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ABC News reports that Eisenkot responded to Trump's announcement in a statement on Tuesday evening, Israel time, saying that his country's "special relationship with the United States is a key component in its national security."
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He adds: "We can no longer rely on him and must replace him." ABC News reports that he said Netanyahu must provide answers to Israeli citizens immediately.
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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. Eisenkot criticizes how the change reached Israelis and says Israel can no longer rely on Netanyahu, which condemns the arrangement.
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