Could Netanyahu’s New Move Increase Tensions in the Middle East Again?

Trump tells Netanyahu that Syria, not Israel, should combat Hezbollah

“I want to draw down to zero the American financial support,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. American military aid to Israel has enjoyed bipartisan consensus for decades. It is now $3.8 billion per year and subject to new political scrutiny because of shifting public attitudes about Israel and foreign aid in general. Netanyahu says he wants to begin reducing that support now and phase it out over the next decade. “I don't want to wait for the next Congress. I want to start now.