More importantly, $3.8 billion represents the minimum annual military assistance, not the full amount of US support. Additional military funding, arms sales and other security cooperation operate through separate channels and could be much more.
Meanwhile, Section 219 of the House-approved defense bill of 2027 proposes to dramatically expand the integration between American and Israeli defense industries, including artificial intelligence, UAVs, missile defense, cyber technology and joint force generation.
Although the legislation has not become law, deeper Pentagon procurement partnerships could make future support less visible as traditional foreign aid.
And it happens when Washington and Tel Aviv remain deeply entangled in the war against Iran, as Trump continues to support Netanyahu. Trump even says that the weapons purchases can continue and America will help Israel if necessary.
It looks less like direct aid is really being phased out, and more like Washington is preparing a different model of military and industrial support. The election day announcement is not proof that the we*pons pipeline is closed.