<p>Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the same</p><p>On the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship had become a political liability.</p><p>Trump’s 11th-hour suggestion, on election morning, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/donald-trump-usa-end-military-aid-to-israel-end-year-midterms">that he would cut military aid to Israel</a> at the end of the year because, as he put it, “they don’t need it”, was condemned across the board – with <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/trump-says-no-plans-strike-iran-midterm-polls-trickle">pro-Palestinian</a> advocates dismissing it as “desperate” and <a href="https://x.com/DemMaj4Israel/status/2117724301084516680">pro-Israel</a> ones as “unserious”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/israel-relationship-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a>