
President Trump says he is cutting US aid to Israel, worrying Israelis, but experts say aid may shift from the State Department to the Pentagon with less congressional oversight; Netanyahu has lobbied for this.
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President Trump says he is cutting US aid to Israel. Israelis are worried. Experts say the US may shift aid from the State Department to the Pentagon where there is less congressional oversight. Netanyahu has lobbied for this.
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.
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US aid to Israel will shift from State Department to Pentagon
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