Military aid to israel

Netanyahu backs GOP plan to phase out US military aid to Israel, Rep. Marlin Stutzman tells 'Post'

The congressman stressed that ending direct military assistance would not weaken the alliance but instead redefine it around shared strategic interests.

JUNE 4, 2026|ByAMICHAI STEIN

U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman speaks during a press conference on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's abortion drug policies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 14, 2026.

Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US departs from the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025

Leiter’s blunt accuracy may be undiplomatic, but his criticism is valid - editorial

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter's words were harsh, certainly. But his criticism of J Street and Bernie Sanders is not unwarranted.

MAY 20, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

Tucker Carlson, former FOX News host and current host of The Tucker Carlson Show, attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Israel has lost its morality, Tucker Carlson says in first interview with Israeli media

Carlson pointed at the civilian casualties Israel has inflicted during recent wars against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran as examples of its lost moral compass.

MAY 19, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

F-16 Barak from the "Valley" squadron, armed with JDAM bombs on a five minutes alert, at Ramat David Airbase. February 02 2010.

Cutting US aid to Israel would be a strategic disaster for America - opinion

American assistance has never been unconditional. It has given American diplomats real sway when Israeli decisions in Judea and Samaria or Gaza could ripple across the region.

MAY 17, 2026|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

Israel advocacy groups unite to pressure Rand Paul over hold on Israel aid

AIPAC's sponsored Facebook and Twitter ad asks Kentuckians to "Urge Senator Rand Paul: Stop Blocking Aid to Israel."

NOVEMBER 28, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER

US Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and other members of the House Freedom Caucus hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 7, 2017.

Palestinian U.S. Congresswoman-to-be vows to vote against Israel aid

"I will be using my position in congress so that no country, not one, should be able to get aid from the US," she continued. "When they still promote that kind of injustice."

AUGUST 14, 2018ByYVETTE J. DEANE

Rashida Tlaib on interview about Arab-Israeli Conflict (August 13, 2018).

Senate passes Israel aid in omnibus defense bill

The omnibus bill includes $500 million in anti-missile defense aid and $50 million in anti-tunnel assistance.

AUGUST 3, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER

Soldiers stand next to an Iron Dome battery.

IDF to recommend Boeing helicopter over Sikorsky

Funding for the procurement is to come from part of the memorandum of understanding signed last September between Jerusalem and Washington.

MARCH 5, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A Canadian Boeing CH-47 Chinook is seen. The IDF recommends that the IAF replace its aging Yasur fleet with these Boeing tandem-rotor transport helicopters

India's Navy chief flies in to Israel ahead of historic Modi visit

India has become a major purchaser of Israeli military hardware, with defense trade reaching more than one billion dollars a year.

JUNE 12, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Indian Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba

'US increased military aid to Israel ahead of Trump visit'

PM Benjamin Netanyahu stated that US President Donald Trump had transferred funds to Israel prior to his visit and promised to help maintain the Jewish state's military edge.

MAY 25, 2017ByHERB KEINON, JPOST.COM STAFF