
川普在福斯新闻节目中表示,以色列已不再需要美国资金,但仍会向以色列出售武器
美国总统川普称已与以色列总理尼坦雅胡达成协议,华府将在今年底后停止向以色列提供每年40亿美元的资金援助,但仍会向以色列出售武器。白宫和尼坦雅胡办公室均未回应置评请求。
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自2023年加薩戰爭爆发以来,美国民众对以色列的支持持续下滑,在民主党人中尤为明显。奎尼匹克大学6月民调发现,48%的选民和66%的民主党人认为美国过于支持以色列,相较于2017年首次调查时的16%和20%,比例显著上升。
(中央社華盛頓3日綜合外電報導)美國總統川普今天表示,他已與以色列總理尼坦雅胡達成協議,華府將在今年底結束後停止向以色列提供40億美元的資金援助,但仍會向這個最親密的中東盟友出售武器。
路透社報導,美國期中選舉登場,在選民前往投票所投下選票,以決定國會掌控權歸屬之際,川普發表上述談話,但沒有提供相關細節,目前也不清楚他指的是哪一項資金。鑒於每年向以色列提供38億美元軍援的諒解備忘錄2028年9月才到期,他也沒有解釋這筆資金將如何在年底前終止。各界也一直在討論2028年9月之後,華府對以色列的援助將如何轉變。
川普在福斯新聞(Fox News)的「福斯與朋友們」(Fox & Friends)節目中表示,以色列已不再需要這筆資金,部分民主黨人與左翼政治人物正利用美國對以色列的金援,作為攻擊他共和黨同僚的說詞。
川普說:「現在,關於向以色列提供資金這件事,尼坦雅胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)與我已達成協議,我們每年給予以色列40億美元,但我們數個月前已達成協議,將停止這項資助。我們已同意,到了今年年底,我們將不再向以色列支付這筆費用。現在,如果他們有需要,我們還是會提供協助。」
目前仍不清楚川普為什麼選在今天,宣布他聲稱數月前達成的協議。
以色列10月27日舉行大選,與美國共和黨人關係緊密的尼坦雅胡失去執政多數,但也讓反對派無法取得將他拉下台的明確途徑,使以色列未來的領導局勢充滿不確定性。這場選舉結果為新政府籌組談判鋪路,外界預期協商將曠日廢時。
白宮或尼坦雅胡辦公室皆未回覆路透社的置評請求。
自2023年加薩戰爭爆發以來,美國民眾對以色列的支持便持續下滑,在民主黨人中尤為明顯。奎尼匹克大學(Quinnipiac University)6月民調發現,有48%的選民與66%的民主黨人認為美國過於支持以色列,相較於2017年首次調查時的16%與20%,比例顯著上升。
民調與非黨派分析人士表示,民主黨人可能將在今天的期中選舉中,從川普所屬共和黨手中奪回聯邦眾議院控制權。至於聯邦參議院控制權的歸屬,目前仍不明朗。
在一場兵家必爭之地的選戰中,民主黨候選人塞德(Abdul El-Sayed)正在角逐代表密西根州的參議員席次。塞德若當選,將成為首位擔任聯邦參議員的穆斯林,他一直以來反對無條件向以色列提供軍援,並表示美國資金應優先用於美國公民身上。
川普表示,左派將美國這筆資金視為「不公的象徵」,他不允許這種事發生。川普在解釋華府為何要終止這筆資金時還特別點名塞德,凸顯他這番發言的政治性。
川普說:「因為他們(以色列)不需要,而且既然他們不需要,為什麼我們要承受像塞德這種瘋子的無端攻擊。這是不好、非常糟糕的論述。」
川普「讓美國再次偉大」(Make America Great Again)運動的部分成員,也對以色列提出日益尖銳的批評,指責以色列誤導總統,讓川普誤以為伊朗可在戰爭中輕易遭擊敗。川普2024年競選時,曾承諾避免外國軍事干預。
尼坦雅胡10月接受以色列電視頻道訪問時表示:「如果你們以為我們還能繼續獲得我兩度爭取到的,也就是數百億美元用於國防預算的美國援助,請做好心理準備並適應這個事實,這種事不會發生,因為美國變了。」
法新社報導,川普今天宣布這項消息後,也引發以色列反對派候選人艾森科特(Gadi Eisenkot)反彈,他表示這顯示尼坦雅胡必須下台。
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白宫或尼坦雅胡办公室将在稍后回应路透社的置评请求
Likely · Within days
以色列新政府组建谈判将曠日廢時
Likely · Within weeks

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