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US Policy on Israel Aid Faces Shifting Sands · 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 significant developments in US policy concerning Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Newly elected Michigan Senate-elect Abdel El-Sayed has welcomed President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump's plan to end military aid to Israel and has
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  Speaker 1: called for a complete halt to American arms sales. In
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  Speaker 1: remarks to NPR, El-Sayed stated... I think the President is
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  Speaker 1: actually right on this policy, and expressed a desire for
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  Speaker 1: the US to stop selling weaponry used for what he
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  Speaker 1: termed genocide and apartheid. This comes as President Trump announced
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  Speaker 1: he had reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: to end approximately $ 4 billion in annual US military aid
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  Speaker 1: to Israel by December 2026. However, the details of this
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  Speaker 1: agreement remain unclear, and it raises questions about implementation. given
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  Speaker 1: the existing US-Israel military assistance agreement that provides Israel with $ 3. 8
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  Speaker 1: billion annually through fiscal year 2028. For his part, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu has previously indicated an intention to gradually reduce
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  Speaker 1: Israel's dependence on US military assistance, aiming for independence within
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  Speaker 1: the next decade. Looking at the political landscape, The Times
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  Speaker 1: of Israel reports that incoming members of the US Congress
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  Speaker 1: are expected to maintain or even intensify pressure on Israel
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  Speaker 1: and promote anti-Israel policies. This trend is noted as normalising
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  Speaker 1: anti-Zionism within democratic politics, even with a moderate majority anticipated
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  Speaker 1: in the new Congress. On the ground in the disputed territories,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces and border police bomb disposal experts located and
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  Speaker 1: safely destroyed an improvised explosive device near Nur Shams, outside Tulkium,
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  Speaker 1: on Tuesday. The device was reportedly planted to target Israeli
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  Speaker 1: security forces. No injuries were reported from the incident. For
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