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What Trump meant when he said the U.S. is cutting aid to Israel

NPR | By Lauren Frayer

Published November 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM CST

President Trump says he's cutting US aid to Israel. Israelis are worried. But experts say the US may just shift aid from the State Department to the Pentagon, where there's less congressional oversight. It's something Trump's ally Netanyahu has lobbied for.

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer is NPR's international correspondent based in London.

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