Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday (10) that he wants to reduce US military support from US$3.8 billion per year “to zero.”
“We get $3.8 billion a year, and I think it’s time to divest ourselves of the remaining military support. I said, ‘Let’s start now and do this over the next decade,'” he told CBS journalist Major Garrett.
Netanyahu said he had observed a drop in support for Israel in the United States, which, according to him, “corresponds almost 100% to the exponential growth of social media.”
“We have several countries that have basically manipulated social media. And they do it in an intelligent way. And that is something that has hurt us a lot.”
Second, China also played a role in the conflict.
“China has offered a certain level of support and specific components for missile manufacturing. But I can’t say more than that,” he said.
A CNN had already reported that information from American intelligence indicates that . China has denied reports that it is helping Iran rearm.
Netanyahu stated that “there is work to be done” in Iran and said that the , agreed with him on the importance of removing the from Tehran.
Regarding the ceasefire between the US and Iran, Netanyahu stated that it should be kept separate from the truce between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, although Iran disagreed.
“What Iran would like to do is say, ‘No, you know, if we get a ceasefire here, we want a ceasefire there,’” he said.
