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Trump Orders End to $3.8 Billion Annual Aid to Israel · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: We begin today with a significant development concerning US policy
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  Speaker 1: towards Israel. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington will
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  Speaker 1: end its annual $ 3. 8 billion aid package to Israel. Trump
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  Speaker 1: cited Israel's economic prosperity and political criticism from figures like
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  Speaker 1: Democratic candidate Abdel El-Sayed as reasons. stating Israel is a
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  Speaker 1: very thriving country. They don't need it. He also noted
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  Speaker 1: that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly fine with the decision.
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  Speaker 1: This announcement signals a potentially major shift in the long-standing alliance.
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  Speaker 1: Professor Yossi Shane, an international relations expert, described the current
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  Speaker 1: stage as a paradigm shift in US-Israel relations. Shane explained
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  Speaker 1: that traditional pillars of shared values and strategic needs are
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  Speaker 1: being challenged. with some in the US no longer necessarily
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  Speaker 1: seeing Israel as a partner sharing their values and theories
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  Speaker 1: emerging that Israel may act against American interests. Former Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador Michael Oren echoed concerns, warning that this move is
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  Speaker 1: part of the American election campaign and that Israel must
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  Speaker 1: prepare for the possibility of aid termination. He stressed Israel's
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  Speaker 1: unique strategic importance to the United States. Adding to the discourse,
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  Speaker 1: a presumed incoming US Congress member from New York has
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  Speaker 1: called for a full arms embargo on Israel. Meanwhile, political
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  Speaker 1: discourse in the US also touches upon the fight against antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, urging
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish community in Monsey, New York, to vote for
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  Speaker 1: him and highlighting Lawler's strong stance against antisemitism and his
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  Speaker 1: support for the Jewish community. This endorsement comes as reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate antisemitic hate crimes increased by 8.5% by August 2026
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  Speaker 1: compared to the previous year, according to JTA, citing the NYPD.
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  Speaker 1: Recent incidents include anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist graffiti found on Jewish
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  Speaker 1: school buses in Williamsburg, New York. Shifting to Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: results from the SHDMOT-Najav elections indicate a win for the candidate,
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  Speaker 1: backed by Itamar Ben-Jivar, over the one supported by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: In other news, a bomb scare aboard an Israeli-run cruise
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  Speaker 1: ship concluded with no suspicious findings. Separately, Israeli pop star
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  Speaker 1: Omer Adam recently offered a community event in New York
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  Speaker 1: City aimed at support and comfort. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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