{"id":106472,"date":"2023-08-22T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=106472"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T08:39:25","slug":"27-05-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=106472","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley Slams Rival US Presidential Candidate Over Plan to End Israel Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Nikki Haley Slams Rival US Presidential Candidate Over Plan to End Israel Aid<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. Photo: Reuters \/ Mike Segar<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday slammed rival Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy after he suggested a plan to cut America\u2019s military aid to Israel by 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVivek Ramaswamy is completely wrong to call for ending America\u2019s special bond with Israel,\u201d Haley said in a statement. \u201cSupport for Israel is both the morally right and strategically smart thing to do. Both countries are stronger and safer because of our iron-clad friendship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ramaswamy,\u00a0who is currently polling third in the GOP primary behind former President Donald Trump and current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, suggested Israel received preferential treatment from Washington, saying if he were president there would be \u201cno North Star commitment to any one country\u201d except the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur\u00a0also called for ending US aid to the Jewish state. The current American aid package of $38 billion to Israel passed by the US Congress expires in 2028.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCome 2028, that additional aid won\u2019t be necessary in order to still have the kind of stability that we\u2019d actually have in the Middle East by having Israel more integrated in with its partners,\u201d Ramaswamy said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel, historically the largest recipient of US military assistance at more than $3 billion a year, is largely required to spend the aid on US-manufactured equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the weekend,\u00a0Ramaswamy further clarified his comments, explaining his plan was to make US aid unnecessary by more fully integrating Israel with its Middle Eastern neighbors. Specifically, he called for building on the Abraham Accords, a series of historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab states brokered with the help of the Trump administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe centerpiece of my Middle East policy in Year 1 will be to consummate \u2018Abraham Accords 2.0,\u2019 which will be good for the US and good for Israel,\u201d Ramaswamy wrote on Instagram. \u201cIf we can lead the way in helping Israel fully integrate into the economic and security infrastructure of the Middle East via Abraham Accords 2.0, it is better for everyone if Israel is truly able to stand on its own feet with support from partners across the Middle East that we diplomatically bring to the table. We will not leave Israel hanging out to dry \u2014 ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Israel, Haley also took a swipe at Ramaswamy\u2019s other foreign policy positions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is part of a concerning pattern with Vivek,\u201d Haley said. \u201cBetween abandoning Israel, abolishing the FBI, and giving Taiwan to China, his foreign policy proposals have a common theme: they make America less safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ramaswamy has floated the prospect of making territorial concessions to Russia to broker an end to the war in Ukraine and recently suggested America\u2019s commitment to Taiwan would change after his administration attains semiconductor independence for the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c[Chinese leader] Xi Jinping should not mess with Taiwan until we have achieved semiconductor independence, until the end of my first term when I will lead us there,\u201d Ramaswamy told radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taiwan \u2014 which China seeks to unify with the Chinese mainland, by force if necessary \u2014 currently produces a majority of the world\u2019s semiconductors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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