US Ends $4 Billion in Aid to Israel, Citing No Longer Needed Assistance

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (November 3) announced the end of $4 billion in US aid to Israel. He said that the US will end $4 billion in economic aid to Israel from 2027 because it no longer needs it. However, the US will continue to sell arms to Israel, its closest ally in the Middle East. In an interview with Fox News on the morning of the US mid-term elections, Trump indicated that the issue of US aid to Israel has become a major election issue for the Democratic Party. He questioned why Republican candidates should face accusations from leaders like Democratic Senate candidate Abdul al-Sayed from Michigan when Israel does not need it. It has become a bad election issue, Donald Trump said. When you say why don't we all give $4 billion? Israel is our closest ally. We give it more help than any other country and it doesn't need it anymore. However, he said that he would continue to help Israel if it had a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.