Netanyahu wants to do without US military support

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Published 03.13

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured in April. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/AP/TT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the country to do without the financial support from the US for the “military cooperation” between the countries, he says in the CBS program 60 minutes.

– I want to reduce the US financial support to zero, the financial part of the military cooperation that we have. Because we get $3.8 billion a year, and I think it's time we wean ourselves off the remaining military support, Netanyahu says in the program.

– Let's start now and do it over the next decade.

The Prime Minister was also asked about the Iran war in the interview, and among other things gave the message that it is “not over”.