J Street says Israel should pay out-of-pocket if it wants US weapons

J Street says Israel should pay out-of-pocket if it wants US weapons Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 18:09 The pro-Israel advocacy group likely changed its tune after widespread popular opposition to taxpayer-funded weapons Relatives of 23-year-old Ali Majed Hamadneh, who was shot dead by the Israeli military, gather during his funeral in the village of Deir Jarir, northeast of the city of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank, on 13 April 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off The pro-Israel advocacy group J Street is now calling for an end to "direct" US military support to Israel, per a new policy document published on Monday. The group had previously backed Washington's continued provision of defensive weapons systems, such as the replenishment of Israel's Iron Dome, at no cost to Israelis . Now, it says the US "should continue to sell" short-range air and ballistic missile defence capabilities to Israel, but Israel should use its own money to pay for them.