2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding

Memorandum of Understanding to Israel from The United States In 2016 2016 United States–Israel Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of understanding (MOU) Israel–United States military relations 2016 9 14 2018 10 1Ten-Year Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States and Israel https://2017-2021.state.gov/ten-year-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-united-states-and-israel/ 2017-2021.state.gov en October 1, 2018 Today, as we enter the new fiscal year, the ten-year period of the $38 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Israel in 2016 begins. 2007 United States–Israel MOU United States Thomas A. Shannon Jr.Israel Jacob Nagel Q21984541 United StatesIsrael https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031642/2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/265160.pdf February 2, 2017 thumb|alt=Signing of the MOU on September 14, 2016 |Signing of the MOU on September 14, 2016 |start=19:30 The 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding is a 10-year security assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Israel by the United States, covering the years FY2019-FY2028.2016-09-14 FACT SHEET: Memorandum of Understanding Reached with Israel https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/14/fact-sheet-memorandum-understanding-reached-israel 2026-05-30 whitehouse.gov en2016-09-14 Statement by the President on the Memorandum of Understanding Reached with Israel https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/14/statement-president-memorandum-understanding-reached-israel 2026-05-30 whitehouse.gov en The total value of the MOU is $38 billion ($3.8 billion per year), the largest aid package in US history.U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-israel-sign-38-billion-military-aid-package-idUSKCN11K2CI/ https://web.archive.org/web/20251103124131/https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-israel-sign-38-billion-military-aid-package-idUSKCN11K2CI/ 2025-11-03 2026-05-30 Reuters en-US2016-09-13 US approves record $38bn Israel military aid deal https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37345444 2026-05-30 BBC News en-GBWootliff Raoul Cortellessa Eric 2016-09-14 US, Israel sign largest ever military aid deal, hail ‘unbreakable bond’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-israel-laud-ties-as-unprecedented-military-aid-deal-signed/ 2026-05-30 The Times of Israel en-US 0040-7909 Background Israel–United States military relations The 2016 MOU succeeded the $30 billion 2007 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding, which expired at the end of FY2018.Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information Bureau of Public Affairs 2007-08-16 Remarks and Press Availability at Signing Ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding on U.S. Military Assistance https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/us/rm/2007/91291.htm 2026-05-30 2001-2009.state.gov en The negotiations for the MOU lasted for 10 months. The MOU was signed on September 14, 2016 in a formal ceremony at the US State Department.Baker Peter Davis Julie Hirschfeld 2016-09-13 U.S. Finalizes Deal to Give Israel $38 Billion in Military Aid https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/world/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-military-aid.html 2026-05-30 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Gaouette Nicole 2016-09-13 US, Israel reach record military aid deal CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/13/politics/us-israel-military-aid-package-mou 2026-05-30 CNN en The MOU was signed by under secretary of state for political affairs Thomas A. Shannon Jr., and Jacob Nagel, the acting national security adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As part of the agreement, the Israeli government signed a letter promising to return any additional money that Congress appropriated in 2017 and 2018.Rogin Josh 2016-09-14 Obama and Israel cut Congress out of the aid game https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2016/09/14/obama-and-israel-cut-congress-out-of-the-aid-game/ 2026-05-30 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 Congress had planned to give Israel an additional $600 million for missile defense as well $3.4 billion in 2017. Senator Lindsey Graham accused the Obama Administration of pressuring the Israeli Government to write the letter, saying "It is a level of antagonism against Israel that I can't understand." Provisions The 2016 MOU provided $500 million annually for missile defense programs. Supplemental appropriations were made in 2022 ($1 billion) and 2024 ($5.2 billion) to replenish Iron Dome and David Sling interceptors used during the Gaza War.Shapiro Daniel B. 2025-01-31 Let's talk about the next US-Israel military-assistance agreement https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/01/next-us-israel-mou/402674/ 2026-05-30 Defense One en See also Next U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding References Category:Israel–United States military relations