{"id":2006295,"date":"2023-08-20T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-cut-off-aid-to-israel-after-2028\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:14:21","slug":"ramaswamy-cut-off-aid-to-israel-after-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-cut-off-aid-to-israel-after-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaswamy: End Israeli Aid by 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Framaswamy-cut-off-aid-to-israel-after-2028%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Vivek Ramaswamy: The Millennial Candidate with a \u200bBold Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Vivek\u2064 Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur and self-proclaimed political &#8220;outsider,&#8221;\u200d has been making waves in the Republican presidential\u2062 primary. With his \u2064fresh ideas \u2062and youthful energy, he has quickly risen to \u200cthird place in the race. However, he \u200cnow faces \u2063a new challenge\u200c as he wades into the complex debate over U.S. military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s stance\u200b on this issue\u200d has been\u2062 a subject of scrutiny, \u2063as \u2064he \u200bhas shifted his position multiple \u200ctimes \u200cin recent months. Initially, he\u200d expressed support \u200dfor continuing the \u2064$3 \u2062billion annual \u200cmilitary aid to Israel. \u2064However, he now advocates for \u2062cutting off this funding in 2028, once the current package passed\u2063 by Congress expires.<\/p>\n<p>While anti-Israel activists have long called for an end\u200b to U.S. military funding to the Jewish \u200cstate, Ramaswamy\u200d emphasizes that he still \u200dsupports Israel&#8217;s security. He believes that by successfully negotiating new peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors during his \u200bfirst year in office, \u2062Israel\u200b will become so integrated into the economic\u2064 and \u2064security \u2064infrastructure of the Middle East that \u200cit will no\u2063 longer require the same level \u200cof \u200chistorical aid from the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If we\u2019re successful, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-banks-introduces-gop-bill-to-curb-fortune-500s-use-of-visa-workers\/\" title=\"Rep. Banks Introduces GOP Bill to Curb Fortune 500's Use of Visa Workers\">true mark<\/a> of\u200c success for \u2063the U.S., and for Israel, will be \u2064to get to a 2028 where \u2064Israel is so strongly standing on its own two feet, integrated into the economic and security infrastructure of the rest of the Middle East, that it will not require and \u200bbe dependent on that same \u200clevel of\u2064 historical aid or commitment from the U.S.,&#8221; Ramaswamy told\u200d the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy refers to his Middle \u200cEast plan as \u200b&#8221;Abraham Accords 2.0,&#8221; building upon the historic\u200c Trump-era\u2064 deals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-bill-declaring-racism-a-public-health-emergency-heads-to-governors-desk\/\" title=\"Oregon Bill Declaring Racism a \u201cPublic Health Emergency\u201d Heads to Governor\u2019s Desk\">established relations<\/a> between Israel\u2062 and\u2064 the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and \u2062Morocco. He\u200d aims to broker expanded agreements between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, \u200cand Indonesia, believing that he can achieve this within his first year \u2064in office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why is that\u2063 important?\u200b That integrates \u200cIsrael\u2063 into \u2062the \u200beconomic and security infrastructure of \u2063the rest of the\u2062 Middle East, in\u2063 a \u2064way that hasn\u2019t happened because Israel has been wrongfully held hostage over a complex historical \u2062Palestine question, from \u2064being able \u200bto integrate \u200bitself,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Because Israel was\u200b isolated,\u2063 that\u200d required years of the U.S. having to stand for\u200b our democratic ally,\u2064 including in the form of military aid to Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Indonesia are seen \u200das potential\u2064 candidates for expanding the Abraham Accords,\u2064 there are obstacles\u200c to overcome.\u2064 Saudi \u2064Arabia is\u2064 reportedly\u2064 seeking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-waives-sanctions-on-iran-as-nuclear-deal-deadline-looms\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Waives Sanctions On Iran As Nuclear Deal Deadline Looms\">civilian nuclear program<\/a> in exchange \u200dfor \u200bopen diplomacy with Israel, and Oman recently passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-cut-off-aid-to-israel-after-2028\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy: End Israeli Aid by 2028\">law banning official relations<\/a> with the Jewish \u200bstate.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy clarified\u200d in an email to\u2064 the <em>Free\u200d Beacon<\/em> that he would continue supporting aid to\u200d Israel after 2028 if his plan proves\u200c ineffective.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The big difference is\u2062 to see if\u2064 the Abraham Accords 2.0 is indeed successful \u200cat getting Israel to \u200ba\u2062 stronger\u2062 place than it is\u2064 today while relying on U.S. \u200daid,&#8221; he\u2063 said\u2063 in an email last week. &#8220;If it is, then\u200b that is\u2064 the best-case \u200cscenario for all; if it\u2019s not, then the\u200d aid will continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite his explanations, Ramaswamy&#8217;s\u2062 position \u200dhas drawn criticism from pro-Israel conservatives and skepticism from some Gulf experts. They\u200b argue that Israel still faces significant\u200d threats in the region, such as Iran, and cutting off aid could leave the\u200c country vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative pundit Mark \u2062Levin \u2062took to Twitter to question Ramaswamy&#8217;s understanding of \u2064the importance\u2062 of strong allies \u200blike Israel in countering global security threats. Ari Hoffman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wayne-root-i-stand-with-president-trump-we-will-always-stand-with-trump\/\" title=\"WAYNE ROOT: I Stand with President Trump, We Will Always Stand With Trump\">conservative radio host<\/a>, also expressed \u200ddoubts about Ramaswamy&#8217;s grasp of U.S.\u2062 foreign \u2063policy.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy \u200cacknowledges that he is relatively new to\u2062 these foreign policy\u200b debates, admitting that he \u200cdidn&#8217;t know \u2063much about them \u2064six months ago. \u200cThis\u2062 may explain his shifting positions \u200bas he grapples with these complex issues on the \u200dnational stage.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Ramaswamy&#8217;s latest stance on Israel military funding \u200dcomes after previous statements that caused \u200cconfusion. He clarified that \u2064his previous remarks about considering ending aid to Israel were \u2062taken out \u2064of context, emphasizing that \u200che\u2064 supports aid to Israel\u2064 as part of a comprehensive strategy.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064the Republican primary \u2064continues, Ramaswamy&#8217;s evolving position on U.S. military aid\u2063 to Israel will undoubtedly be closely watched and\u200d debated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vivek Ramaswamy, a millennial candidate in the Republican presidential primary, has surged to third place with innovative ideas. However, he now faces a challenge in handling the contentious issue of U.S. military aid to Israel. 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