Trump lied: military aid will not be canceled but will be halved

Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that US military aid to Israel will not be completely canceled as Trump claimed, but will be halved to $16.5 billion over five years instead of $33 billion over ten years.

Yedioth Ahronoth revealed that US military aid to Israel will not be completely canceled as Donald Trump claimed days before the US elections, but will be halved. According to the newspaper, the emerging agreement stipulates reducing aid to $16.5 billion over the next five years, instead of $33 billion over ten years. The US and Israeli negotiation teams are working to finalize the agreement by the end of this year and have it approved by the US government before the start of the new Congress term, in which the Republican Party lost its large majority. Israel fears that the Democratic Party bloc will impose restrictions on military aid to Israel.