Doubling Down on US Aid to Israel with a 20 Year MOU Should be a Nonstarter

November 17, 2025 – In response to reports that the Israeli Government is requesting that the United States succeed the current 10 year Memorandum of Understanding on US aid to Israel with a new 20 year MOU pledging even higher amounts of military assistance, Center for International Policy Executive Vice President Matt Duss issued the following statement:

“Israel’s reported request that American taxpayers provide it with billions of dollars more in military aid every year for the next two decades should be a total nonstarter for the Trump administration and lawmakers of both parties.

“The United States gave Israel nearly $18 billion in weapons aid over the two years of the Gaza war – and Israel repeatedly used those US-subsidized arms to commit grave atrocities in violation of American and international law. It also continues to use US weapons to openly advance its plans to absorb the West Bank in defiance of President Trump’s policy against annexation. It would be deeply irresponsible and harmful to commit to 20 years of underwriting Israel’s war machine, in light of its record of flagrantly misusing the aid and arms we already provided.

“Israel is now a wealthy country, with a higher per capita GDP than each of Finland, France, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. An entire generation of American taxpayers should not be obligated to subsidize Israel’s military activities amid rising costs and shrinking budgets here in the United States.

“Enough is enough – the American people do not want this and did not vote for it. Most Americans now oppose providing Israel with additional military aid. Literally doubling down on past pledges to send taxpayer dollars to Israel against the views of a majority of U.S. voters would signal an alarming willingness to subordinate Americans’ interests at the request of a foreign government.”

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