Greene says she'll move to stop additional military aid to Israel

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Wednesday that she will move to stop additional aid to Israel.

“There are some parts of this NDAA that I cannot support, and that’s continued foreign aid and foreign funding, and it needs to come out,” Greene said during Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show, referencing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill that outlines the priorities for funding the Defense Department.

“So I'll run through my list real quick, Steve, I'm entering amendments to strike 500 million more dollars for nuclear-armed Israel. And it's important to say nuclear-armed Israel, because they do have nuclear weapons. This is not a helpless country, and we already give them $3.4 billion every single year in the state — from the State Department. $3.4 billion every single year. They don't need another $500 million in our defense budget,” she added. 

Greene’s comments come after an intense period in United States-Israel relations, with the U.S. striking Iranian nuclear sites amid a recent conflict between Israel and Iran and an ongoing ceasefire push for Israel’s war in Gaza.

She is among a number of right-wing figures who have been critical of the U.S.’s support for Israel, including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who recently opposed the administration by condemning its Iran strikes.

On Monday at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented President Trump with a letter nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize following the president’s recent push for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. It was the first face-to-face meeting between them since Trump ordered U.S. strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities. 

“The president has already realized a great opportunity. He forged the Abraham Accords. He’s forging peace as we speak in one country and one region after the other,” Netanyahu said Monday. “So, I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize committee. It’s nominating you for the peace prize, which is well deserved.”