Trump-Netanyahu aid cut sparks warnings of weakening US-Israel security ties
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Avner Golov, a former senior National Security Council adviser, warned that ending U.S. aid to Israel by December 2026 could look like Washington stepping back from its security obligations to Israel.
Former National Security Council senior adviser Dr. Avner Golov said the proposal to end U.S. military assistance to Israel by the end of 2026 could be read as a troubling retreat from the United States’ long-standing security commitment to its ally.
President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to end the aid by December 2026, a move Golov described as a major and potentially destabilizing shift in bilateral relations.
"The greatest danger is that this move might be interpreted as a retreat from the American commitment to Israel’s security," Golov said.
Golov added that the aid program is not charity but a strategic arrangement that serves the interests of both countries, and he urged deeper cooperation in technology and defense rather than cutting assistance.
Netanyahu had previously indicated a gradual reduction of aid leading up to the expiration of the current military assistance agreement in 2028.