As President Donald Trump makes massive cuts to foreign assistance, the United States continues to make an exception for Israel and provide it with billions in unconditioned military aid. Since October 7, 2023, the United States has provided Israel with $21.7 billion worth of arms that has allowed Israel’s military to sustain its genocide in Gaza and attacks around the region, including Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and the West Bank. U.S. security assistance not only provides Israel the equipment it has used to continue its death and destruction on Gaza, it awards Israel special privileges annually—and even more in the wartime supplemental—that binds U.S. policy towards unconditional support and limits Congressional oversight.
In a new fact sheet, MEDC’s Seth Binder provides a breakdown of what Americans are paying for and what privileges Congress is extending to Israel, above and beyond anything any other partner receives.
Download a PDF of this fact sheet here.
