Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) ...

(JTA) — Rahm Emanuel has joined growing calls for the United States to end subsidies tied to its military sales to Israel, arguing that Israel should purchase weapons on the same terms as other U.S.

“The days of taxpayers subsidizing Israel militarily, that’s over,” said the Jewish former mayor of Chicago (and onetime IDF volunteer). Rahm Emanuel has joined growing calls for the United States to ...