Midterm Results Put U.S. Military Aid to Israel Under Scrutiny

Democratic lawmakers have been driving a campaign to restrict U.S. military aid to Israel, and the effort has taken on new weight after the midterm elections for Congress, The New York Times reported.

Several of the candidates who won in those elections campaigned against military aid to Israel, Reuters reported. The agency said the Democratic gains could put decades of American support for Israel under scrutiny. Separate reporting by The Wall Street Journal described the gains as a signal of closer examination of U.S. military assistance to Israel.

The outcome was not limited to one party. The Associated Press reported that a staunch critic of Israel won a key U.S. Senate race. The same report said President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel.

Vice President JD Vance has also weighed in. He said the Republican Party lost the midterms because of the Iran war, and that voters want "change" in the U.S.-Israel relationship, according to the Times of Israel.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants to wean Israel off U.S. military aid over the next 10 years, a plan that would reduce the country's reliance on American military funding over that period.