“I DON’T NEED U.S. AID:” Netanyahu BREAKS Alliance With Trump ? Calls Its Aid  A Welfare System - video Dailymotion

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked global debate after stating that Israel no longer needs U.S. financial aid. In a bold statement, he said American assistance is “like welfare” and emphasized that Israel’s economy is now strong enough to sustain its own defense needs. The remarks have raised questions about the future of U.S.-Israel relations and the long-standing military aid agreement between the two countries. While supporters view this as a sign of Israel’s economic independence, critics warn it could reshape one of Washington’s closest strategic alliances. Any change to U.S. aid policy would still require approval from the U.S. Congress and new bilateral agreements.    #Netanyahu #USAID #IsraelNews #BreakingNews #USIsraelRelations #WorldNews #MiddleEastNews #Trump #Geopolitics #DefenseNews #MilitaryAid #GlobalPolitics #NewsUpdate #Washington  ~PR.462~ED.420~HT.178~GR.510~VG.MX~

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00:26Israel is calling for

00:28a major change in its relationship

00:30with the United States.

00:32Israeli Prime Minister

00:33Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed

00:36his call to end American

00:38financial aid, saying Israel

00:40is now strong enough to

00:42finance its own defense.

00:44Speaking on July 1,

00:46Netanyahu said,

00:47I want to stop American aid.

00:50It's like welfare. I don't want it.

00:52He added that Israel

00:54is no longer a small economy

00:56and can afford the military

00:58support it currently receives

01:00from Washington.

01:01Netanyahu said he wants the

01:03transition process to begin

01:05this year, describing it as a

01:07reflection of Israel's economic

01:09strength and strategic maturity.

01:12The remarks have drawn

01:13widespread attention,

01:15but they are consistent with

01:17Netanyahu's longstanding position.

01:19In an interview earlier this year,

01:22he said he wanted to gradually

01:24reduce U.S. military assistance

01:26to zero over the next decade,

01:29replacing direct aid with a

01:30partnership focused on defense

01:32cooperation and joint investment.

01:35The United States currently

01:37provides Israel with approximately

01:38$3.8 billion in annual

01:42military assistance under a

01:4410-year agreement that began in

01:452018.

01:47Most of that funding is used to

01:49purchase American-made military

01:50equipment supporting close defense

01:53cooperation between the two allies.

01:56Supporters argue that ending U.S. aid

01:58would demonstrate Israel's

02:00economic independence and reduce

02:03dependence on American

02:04political decisions.

02:05Critics, however, warn that such a move

02:08could affect Israel's long-term

02:10military edge and alter one of

02:13Washington's closest strategic

02:14partnerships.

02:16Despite Netanyahu's comments,

02:18any change to U.S. military

02:20assistance would require approval

02:22from the U.S. Congress and new

02:24agreements between both governments.

02:27Netanyahu says his goal is to shift

02:29the U.S.-Israel relationship from

02:32one centered on financial aid to

02:34one based on equal strategic

02:36partnership and mutual defense

02:38cooperation.

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“I DON’T NEED U.S. AID:” Netanyahu BREAKS Alliance With Trump ? Calls Its Aid A Welfare System

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