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A closer look at the history of U.S. aid to Israel and Netanyahu's proposal to phase it out reveals less a rupture with Washington than a strategic recalibration shaped by Trump-era isolationism, domestic U.S. politics, and Israel's enduring dependence on American power
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call to phase out U.S. military assistance to Israel in the next 10 years, at face value, appeared to be a game-changing proposal that would dramatically alter one of the world's most significant geopolitical relationships.
