Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the country must have “arms independence” as billions in US military aid is set to expire in 2028.
“I want arms independence,” said Netanyahu, speaking to reserve officers in the occupied West Bank. “I deeply appreciate the support we have received – and that I have also secured over the years – from our American friends. Today I say: we must have our own independent armaments system. We must produce our own weapons.”
In September, Netanyahu acknowledged that Israel is facing a “kind of isolation” that could last for years, claiming that Israel would develop its own weapons industry and became “Athens and super Sparta combined.”
Under a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2018, Israel receives $3.8 billion a year in military aid from the United States, much of which Israel is required to spend on US arms manufacturers.
The agreement would need to be renegotiated ahead of its expiration in 2028, but Israel has become an increasingly political issue in the US. The Democratic Party has been harshly critical of Netanyahu and Israel’s conduct in war in Gaza and Lebanon, while younger Republicans have also increasingly criticized Israel.
In early June the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the launch of formal talks with the Trump administration on a new security cooperation framework to replace the current 10-year memorandum of understanding.
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