Trump's commitment to end financial aid to the Israeli state conflicts with existing military commitments of billions of dollars. Donald Trump's stated intention to cut off American financial aid to the state of Israel faces a major obstacle: billions of dollars spent on arms purchases and long-term financial commitments that cannot be easily canceled, the Wall Street Journal reports. Washington has already pledged about $7 billion in military aid over the next two years. According to a State Department document submitted to Congress, the Israeli state will need additional funding of approximately $10 billion after 2028 to cover existing military orders. Since 1948, the state of Israel has received an estimated $174 billion in US military aid, making it one of the largest recipients of US support. Trump's announcements about the end of aid, according to the reports, raised eyebrows among the representatives of the Israeli state. Meanwhile, the relationship between the United States and the State of Israel, as well as the war with Iran, became increasingly hot political issues, when Vice President J. Dee Vance noted that both of these factors contributed to the GOP's electoral losses. Although Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed ending direct American aid over the next decade, existing military contracts and funding agreements could make a quick end of funding very difficult. A former senior State Department official, Josh Paul, also wondered if the funding could be cut off immediately, arguing that ending the cooperation before the end of the year was unrealistic.

Trump's commitment to end financial aid to the Israeli state conflicts with existing military commitments of billions of dollars. Donald Trump's stated intention to cut off American financial aid to the state of Israel faces a major obstacle: billions of dollars spent on arms purchases and long-term financial commitments that cannot be easily canceled, the Wall Street Journal reports. Washington has already pledged about $7 billion in military aid over the next two years. According to a State Department document submitted to Congress, the Israeli state will need additional funding of approximately $10 billion after 2028 to cover existing military orders. Since 1948, the state of Israel has received an estimated $174 billion in US military aid, making it one of the largest recipients of US support. Trump's announcements about the end of aid, according to the reports, raised eyebrows among the representatives of the Israeli state. Meanwhile, the relationship between the United States and the State of Israel, as well as the war with Iran, became increasingly hot political issues, when Vice President J. Dee Vance noted that both of these factors contributed to the GOP's electoral losses. Although Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed ending direct American aid over the next decade, existing military contracts and funding agreements could make a quick end of funding very difficult. A former senior State Department official, Josh Paul, also wondered if the funding could be cut off immediately, arguing that ending the cooperation before the end of the year was unrealistic.