Yet all the op bitches about is Israel, but he's not a Jew hater at all.
According to recent analyses by Brown University's Costs of War project and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, the U.S. has provided Israel with at least $21.7 billion in military aid since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023. This figure is significantly higher than the standard annual aid and includes both standard and emergency supplemental funding.
Here is a breakdown of U.S. spending on Israel in the last five years:
Pre-2023
- Annual standard aid: Before October 2023, the U.S. provided Israel with $3.8 billion in annual military aid under a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) negotiated in 2016. This agreement covers fiscal years 2019 through 2028.
- For the portion of the last five years that occurred before the war, Israel received this standard annual funding. For example, the U.S. Foreign Assistance Dashboard shows Israel received $3.307 billion in aid from the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2024 (before the supplemental) and the American Jewish Committee reports $3.8 billion in annual aid.
Post-October 7, 2023
- Emergency supplemental aid: Since the start of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the U.S. has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance.
- First year of the war: The Costs of War report indicates that in the year following October 2023, military aid to Israel skyrocketed to $17.9 billion.
- Second year of the war: A report from the Quincy Institute indicates that another $3.8 billion has been sent since October 2024.
- Additional supplemental funding: In April 2024, Congress passed a supplemental appropriations act (P.L. 118-50) that included $3.5 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel.
Over the last five years, the US has provided over $187 billion in appropriations related to the Ukraine response since fiscal year 2022, though a significant amount of the funding was not fully spent or went to non-Ukrainian recipients. As of March 2025, over $83.4 billion of the total funds had been disbursed.
The vast majority of this spending occurred after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, with only a small fraction spent in 2020 and 2021.
Total appropriations vs. disbursements
It is important to distinguish between funds that have been "appropriated" by Congress and those that have been "disbursed" (actually spent).
- Appropriations: Since February 2022, Congress has authorized over $187 billion for the Ukraine response, which also covers American partners and US national security programs.
- Disbursements: By March 2025, approximately $83.4 billion of that allocated money had been disbursed to Ukraine in the form of funding and equipment.
