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Trump, Netanyahu Agree to End $4 Billion in US 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: In significant developments concerning the US-Israel relationship, President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: announced his intention to halt nearly $ 4 billion in annual
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  Speaker 1: American assistance to Israel, with both sides reportedly agreeing to
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  Speaker 1: end these payments by December 2026. The Israeli Prime Minister's
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  Speaker 1: office reframed the decision, stating it views the move as
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  Speaker 1: a strategic shift from military aid towards a partnership and
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  Speaker 1: mutual investment, highlighting Israel's strong and stable economy. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's office emphasized the adaptability of the relationship. This development
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  Speaker 1: occurs as reports indicate that future U.S. military aid and
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  Speaker 1: arms sales to Israel may be subject to changing political
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  Speaker 1: calculations in Washington following recent midterm elections, with congressional appropriations
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  Speaker 1: no longer being a guaranteed component of national security. This
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  Speaker 1: broader shift suggests a potential transformation in the decades-long consensus
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  Speaker 1: supporting Israel in the United States. Domestically, a notable surprise
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  Speaker 1: in recent Israeli elections was the high turnout of Arab voters,
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  Speaker 1: reaching almost 80%. While allegations of voter fraud purportedly funded
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  Speaker 1: by foreign sources were raised, these claims were officially refuted.
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg head of the Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: David Zinni, and Attorney General Ghali Baharav Miara issued a
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  Speaker 1: joint statement asserting that investigations into irregularities would not detract
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  Speaker 1: from the election process or its results. Separately, Michael Rabelow,
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  Speaker 1: the coalition's preferred candidate for state controller, has withdrawn his
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  Speaker 1: candidacy following a controversial voting process. Also, Yisrael Bey Teh
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  Speaker 1: new leader Avigdor Liberman has indicated a willingness to compromise
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  Speaker 1: on the issue of the Haredi draft following election setbacks.
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