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Why the Midterms Could Birth a New, Better U.S.-Israel Alliance

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Leibovitz, L. (2026, November 5). Why the Midterms Could Birth a New, Better U.S.-Israel Alliance. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/why-the-midterms-could-birth-a-new

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The article discusses how Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday morning, right before midterm elections results were known, aimed to end annual $4 billion military aid to Israel. Despite the author and a colleague advocating for this change, the timing and context of Trump’s declaration are seen as problematic due to his administration's history of making decisions poorly. The piece argues that recent political developments might actually benefit those concerned with U.S. strength and security in ways not immediately apparent from Trump’s actions alone.

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On November 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would stop providing $4 billion in annual military aid to Israel by the end of the year. Speaking on Fox & Friends, he argued that Israel no longer needed this assistance and could purchase its own weapons. Trump made a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu months ago regarding the cessation of funding. The announcement came shortly before midterm elections where the relationship between the U.S. and Israel had become a political liability for Republicans; many Democratic candidates criticized U.S. aid to Israel, including Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Proponents on both sides dismissed Trump's statement as either desperate or unserious.

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Donald Trump came out with what he hoped would be a game-changing announcement: The U.S., he declared, would soon end its annual $4 billion military aid to Israel.

left criticizes Trump's decision as not beneficial
But there was little to celebrate about Trump’s declaration, because anyone listening closely to the president on Election Day, or to the vice president the following morning, would have realized that the administration is making very few right moves—and even then, always for the wrong reasons, and often with disastrous consequences.

left criticizes Trump's actions negatively
it helps to first understand precisely what U.S. aid to Israel is—or, more accurately, what it is not.

left implies a need for clarification on the nature of US-Israel military aid

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Liel Leibovitz

6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 On Tuesday morning, just hours before the GOP suffered a historic shellacking in the midterm elections, Donald Trump came out with what he hoped would be a game-changing announcement: The U.S., he declared, would soon end its annual $4 billion military aid to Israel.

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🔮 You could take the world’s richest man at his word.

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America GOP Israel Tablet U.S.

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Israel GPE · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× America GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× GOP ORG · 1× Jacob Siegel PERSON · 1× Tablet ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

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But there was little to celebrate about Trump’s declaration, because anyone listening closely to the president on Election Day, or to the vice president the following morning, would have realized that the administration is making very few right moves—and even then, always for the wrong reasons, and often with disastrous consequences.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05

2026-11-05 · The Free Press

Why the Midterms Could Birth a New, Better U.S.-Israel Alliance · mixed framing

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On Tuesday morning, just hours before the GOP suffered a historic shellacking in the midterm elections, Donald Trump came out with what he hoped would be a game-changing announcement: The U.S., he declared, would soon end its annual $4 billion military aid to Israel. asserted

he → suffer → Israel

The news should’ve made me happy—my Tablet colleague Jacob Siegel and I spent the last three years making the case for this exact policy. asserted

colleague → make → policy

administration → be → consequences

To answer the question, and to understand why this week’s political upheaval may actually be very good news for anyone concerned with America’s strength and security, it helps to first understand precisely what U.S. aid to Israel is—or, more accurately, what it is not. uncertain

it → answer → Israel

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