美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二表示，他与以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡达成协议，美国将在今年“切断”对以色列的军事援助，因为共和党人在这个问题上“遭受了民主党候选人的抨击”。
在选民前往投票站进行最后一天的高风险投票时，总统发表了评论中期选举。选举可能最终决定特朗普在第二任期后半段的日程有多有效。
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“比比·内塔尼亚胡和我达成了一项协议——我们每年给以色列40亿美元——几个月前我们达成了一项协议，现在我们要停止．．．他们对此很满意，因为，你知道，他们已经成为一个非常成功的国家。他们不需要它，我们也不会再支付任何费用，”总统在福克斯新闻频道接受采访时说。“所以这只是一件浪费的事情，因为我们已经同意，到今年年底，我们不会支付以色列。”
特朗普没有提供将结束的军事援助形式的细节，也没有说明将如何结束。
特朗普在被问及反犹太主义的兴起时发表了上述评论，他说，“下一代似乎没有兴趣向以色列提供武器和出售武器”，密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）指望公众舆论在美国向以色列提供军事援助方面的转变。
埃尔·赛义德，谁处于激烈的竞争中共和党前众议员迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）在谈到以色列时说，如果当选，他的责任将是密歇根州的儿童，“而不是考虑外国政府的利益。”他在比赛中否认了反犹太主义的指控。
一；一个ABC新闻／华盛顿邮报／益普索民意调查上个月发现，58%的美国人表示，美国要么应该减少对以色列的军事支持，要么完全停止支持。
总统说，政治影响了削减援助的决定，因为他不想给民主党人一个用来反对共和党人的“谈话点”。
“我们给了他们40亿美元。我们是，但它会在年底被切断，”特朗普说。
“为什么？”福克斯新闻的布莱恩·基尔米德向总统施压。
“因为他们不需要它，布赖恩。我的意思是，我问他们，因为他们不需要它，因为我们为什么要忍受像El-Sayed这样的疯子的吊索，当他们不需要它吗？”特朗普说。“这是一个糟糕的话题，因为你会说，‘我们为什么不给每个人40亿美元？’以色列是我们的头号目标。我们给他们的比其他任何人都多，他们不再需要。＂
特朗普补充说，内塔尼亚胡“提出来了”，结束援助是“合适的”。
内塔尼亚胡尚未就特朗普的评论发表公开声明。无论是总理办公室还是以色列国防部立即回应了ABC新闻的评论请求。
当被追问时，特朗普没有具体说明此举是否意味着美国不再提供军事装备或资金，但表示这是平衡联邦预算努力的一部分。
美国对以色列的绝大部分军事援助受两国间一份为期10年的谅解备忘录管辖。目前的协议是在奥巴马政府末期谈判并签署的，将于2028财年年底到期。
以色列财政部的两名消息人士对特朗普的评论表示惊讶，他们要求匿名，因为他们无权公开发言，其中一人强调了奥巴马时代的谅解备忘录，另一人指出，未来的年度预算已经在当前协议的基础上起草。
根据目前的谅解备忘录，美国每年向以色列提供38亿美元的支持。其中大部分——33亿美元——是外国军事资助（FMF）——主要用于购买美国制造的国防设备。根据协议条款，以色列必须在2026年和2027年将92%的FMF用于美国制造的国防产品，并在2028年将100%用于美国商品。
谅解备忘录不是具有法律约束力的协议，但国会有效地编纂了当前与以色列的协议中规定的年度FMF支持水平2021财年国防授权法案-一项措施两党支持当时它被通过成为法律。
内塔尼亚胡公开呼吁美国逐步停止对以色列的军事援助，认为该国不再需要援助，并表示倾向于联合投资。尚不清楚他是否会支持突然取消目前的谅解备忘录。
内塔尼亚胡在上周以色列大选中的主要竞争对手加迪·艾森科特（Gadi Eisenkot）在当地时间周二晚上的一份声明中回应了特朗普的声明，称他的国家“与美国的特殊关系是其国家安全的关键组成部分。”
他说：“安全机构和以色列公民正通过媒体了解战略关系框架的变化，这一事实突显出本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的行为构成了多大的真正危险。”。＂我们不能再依赖他了，必须换掉他。＂
艾森科特说，内塔尼亚胡“必须立即向以色列公民提供答案”。
上周二议会选举的最终计票结果显示内塔尼亚胡的集团保持领先在下届议会中获得53个席位，但没有一个联盟获得61个多数席位。
根据中央选举委员会周四公布的所有选票统计后的官方数据，艾森科特领导的反对派集团赢得了48个席位。
Trump says $4 billion in Israel military aid will end this year， citing political reasons
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that will see the U．S． ＂cut off＂ military aid to Israel this year because Republicans ＂suffer the slings＂ from Democratic candidates over the issue．
The president＇s comments came as voters head to the polls for the last day of voting in the high-stakesmidterm elections． The elections could ultimately determine how effective Trump＇s agenda is in the back half of his second term．
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＂Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal that -- we give Israel $4 billion a year -- and we made a deal months ago that we＇re stopping， and ．．． they＇re fine with it because， you know， they＇ve become a very successful country． They don＇t need it， and we won＇t be paying any more，＂ the president said in an interview on Fox News． ＂So it＇s just a wasted thing because we＇ve already agreed that by the end of this year， we won＇t be paying Israel．＂
Trump did not provide specifics on the forms of military aid that will end， nor how it will be ended．
Trump made the comment after he was asked about the rise of antisemitism， that it appears ＂the next generation has no interest in providing arms， selling arms to Israel＂ and that Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is counting on the shift in public opinion regarding U．S． military aid to Israel in his election bid．
El-Sayed， whois in a tight racewith Republican former Rep． Mike Rogers， has said of Israel that if elected， his responsibility would be Michigan＇s children ＂rather than thinking about what＇s in the interest of a foreign government．＂ He has rejected antisemitism charges during the race．
AnABC News／Washington Post／IPSOS polllast month found 58% of Americans say the U．S． should either reduce military support to Israel or end it completely．
The president said politics influenced the decision to cut aid because he doesn＇t want to give Democrats a ＂talking point＂ to use against Republicans．
＂We were giving them $4 billion． We are， but it gets cut off at the end of the year，＂ Trump said．
＂Why？＂ Fox＇s Brian Kilmeade pressed the president．
＂Because they don＇t need it， Brian． I mean， I ask them because they don＇t need it， and because why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayed when they don＇t need it？＂ Trump said． ＂It＇s a bad -- it＇s a bad talking point because you say， ＇Why don＇t we give everybody $4 billion？＇ Israel＇s our number one． We give them more than anybody else， and they no longer need it．＂
Trump added that Netanyahu ＂brought it up＂ and that it would be ＂appropriate＂ to end aid．
Netanyahu has not yet released a public statement on Trump＇s comments． Neither the prime minister＇s office nor the Israeli Defense Ministryimmediately responded to ABC News＇ requests for comment．
Trump， when pressed， did not specify if the move meant was the U．S no longer giving military equipment or money， but suggested it was part of an effort to balance the federal budget．
The vast majority of U．S． military aid to Israel is governed by a 10-year memorandum of understanding between the countries． The current agreement， which was negotiated and signed toward the end of the Obama administration， is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2028．
Two sources at Israel＇s Finance Ministry， who requested anonymity because they weren＇t authorized to speak on the record， expressed surprise at Trump＇s comments， with one highlighting the Obama-era MoU and the other noting that the future annual budget had already been drafted based on the current agreement．
Under the current MoU， the U．S． provides Israel with $3．8 billion in support annually． Much of that -- $3．3 billion -- is Foreign Military Financing （FMF） -- which is money primarily designated for the purchase of U．S．-manufactured defense equipment． Per the terms of the deal， Israel is required to spend 92% of its FMF on U．S．-made defense products in 2026 and 2027， and 100% of it on American goods in 2028．
MoUs are not legally binding agreements， but Congress effectively codified the annual FMF support levels stipulated by the current deal with Israel as part of theNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021-- a measure that hadbipartisan supportat the time it was passed into law．
Netanyahu has publicly called for the phasing out of U．S． military aid for Israel， arguing that the country doesn’t need the assistance anymore and expressing a preference for joint investments instead． It is unclear if he would support an abrupt cancellation of the current MoU．
Gadi Eisenkot， Netanyahu＇s main rival in last week＇s Israeli election， responded to Trump＇s announcement in a statement on Tuesday evening local time， saying that his country＇s ＂special relationship with the United States is a key component in its national security．＂
＂The fact that the security establishment， along with Israeli citizens， is learning about a change in the strategic relationship framework through the media highlights just how much Benjamin Netanyahu＇s conduct poses a genuine danger，＂ he said． ＂We can no longer rely on him and must replace him．＂
Eisenkot said Netanyahu ＂must provide answers to Israeli citizens＂ immediately．
The final vote count from last Tuesday＇s parliamentary election showed thatNetanyahu＇s bloc maintained its lead， securing 53 seats in the next Knesset， but no coalition secured a 61-seat majority．
The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot won 48 seats， according to official Central Elections Committee figures released on Thursday after all votes had been counted．
