Politics & Diplomacy
Israeli opposition candidate says US aid cut demands Netanyahu's removal
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Israel's opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot said on Tuesday that a phaseout of US military aid announced by President Donald Trump demonstrates that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be replaced, Middle East Eye reported. Eisenkot's statement links the American decision directly to Netanyahu's leadership, framing the aid reduction as evidence of policy failure at the highest level.
Trump announced the reduction in US assistance to Israel, triggering responses from Israeli political figures across the spectrum. Eisenkot's remarks place the aid cut at the center of a domestic political argument over Netanyahu's continued viability as prime minister.
