JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview published by The Economist said that he hopes to \u201ctaper off\u201d Israeli dependence on US military aid in the next decade.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu has said Israel should not be reliant on foreign military aid but has stopped short of declaring a firm timeline for when Israel would be fully independent from Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to taper off the military within the next 10 years,\u201d Netanyahu told said. Asked if that meant a tapering \u201cdown to zero\u201d, he said: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Netanyahu said he told President Donald Trump during a recent visit that Israel \u201cvery deeply\u201d appreciates \u201cthe military aid that America has given us over the years, but here too we\u2019ve come of age and we\u2019ve developed incredible capacities.\u201d<\/p>\n
In December, Netanyahu said Israel would spend $110bn on developing an independent arms industry to reduce dependency on other countries. The US and Israeli governments had signed a memorandum of understanding for the 10 years through September 2028 that provides $38bn in military aid, $33bn in grants to buy military equipment and $5bn for missile defence systems.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu says Israel has developed \u2018incredible capacities\u2019 and has come of age militarily<\/p>\n
Israeli defence exports rose 13 per cent last year, with major contracts signed for Israeli defence technology including its advanced multi-layered aerial defence systems.<\/p>\n
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch Israel supporter and close ally of Trump, said on X, \u201cWe need not wait ten years\u201d to begin scaling back military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe billions in taxpayer dollars that would be saved by expediting the termination of military aid to Israel will and should be plowed back into the US military,\u201d Graham said. \u201cI will be presenting a proposal to Israel and the Trump administration to dramatically expedite the timetable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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