US to Rescind $4B in Aid to Israel

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. - President Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, that the United States will stop providing $4 billion a year in funding to Israel after the end of this year, saying Israel no longer needs the aid.

President Trump explained that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the agreement several months ago to end the annual payments. He explained that Israel has become a very successful country and that the United States will still help Israel if it needs assistance, and that Israel can still purchase American weapons.

The announcement was not immediately clear on which exact funding it covers. The United States provides $3.8 billion a year in military aid to Israel under a 10-year memorandum of understanding that began in 2018 and is set to expire in 2028. Congress authorized the funding in a 2020 law, but must still pass appropriations bills each year to release the funds, and any move to end the aid unilaterally would require cooperation from Congress.

Trump said Democrats and left-wing politicians used American financial support for Israel as a talking point to criticize Republicans, and cited Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Netanyahu has previously spoken about weaning Israel off American military support, saying in May that he hoped to do so within a decade, and writing in June that the time had come for Israel to move from aid recipient to partner.

Neither the White House nor Netanyahu's office immediately commented on the announcement when it was reported.