CIA Warns Israel Is Seeking To Make Defense Ties With US Hard To Undo, Report Claims

A report possibly linked to the U.S. intelligence community believes Israel seemingly aims to entrench itself in U.S. institutions and more permanently capture American support.

Members of the CIA and other U.S. intelligence officials allegedly wrote an assessment about Israel’s strategy to connect itself to American weapons, industrial, and intelligence programs, a Capital & Empire report claims. The alleged report claimed that public U.S. aid to Israel would gradually be replaced by long-term, institutional relationships through which financial aid could subtly spread between government programs.

The alleged CIA document has yet to be publicly released, and the names of any specific individuals enacting this plan have not been disclosed, Capital & Empire reported.

“I want to draw down the American support to Israel to zero,” Netanyahu told CBS’s Major Garrett in a May 10 “60 Minutes” interview.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu: “I want to draw down the American support to Israel to zero.”

In a “60 Minutes” CBS interview, Netanyahu reiterated his call to end direct U.S. financial aid for Israel over the next 10 years.

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The CIA did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Israel spent more than $100 million since 2023 on foreign influence, according to a July report by the Quincy Institute referencing Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings.

Brad Parscale, a former Trump presidential campaign manager, received $9 million dollars from the State of Israel for his firm, Clock Tower X, according to a December 2025 FARA filing.

“At least 80 percent of [Clock Tower X] content is tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets,” a statement of work between Parscale’s firm and Havas Media Germany (Israel) states. The agreement further described a research outline which included monthly updates on “audience segmentation and sentiment analysis, including Gen Z and other key U.S. demographic groups.”

The Trump-backed Republican candidate for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District, Ed Gallrein, benefited from roughly $9 million in outside spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other pro-Israel groups in the May primary race to oust incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie, according to Politico. Political action committees (PAC) such as the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and United Democracy Project (UDP), as well as AIPAC’s super PAC, donated more than $63,000 to Gallrein in the race.

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, on July 22. It includes Section 219, which creates a new Pentagon position to promote Israeli technology among U.S. weapons programs.

“The Secretary of Defense shall designate an executive agent … responsible for synchronizing cooperative efforts between the United States and Israel, to expand and accelerate bilateral defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, and industrial cooperation,” Section 219 of the bill reads in part.

Sixty percent of polled U.S. adults’ opinions on Israel was “very / somewhat unfavorable,” according to a March 23-29 Pew Research Center poll. This unfavorable view increased from 53% in March 2025 and 42% in March 2022.

Likewise, 59% of adults expressed “not too much / no confidence at all in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do the right thing regarding world affairs,” according to Pew Research. This lack of confidence in him increased from 53% in March 2025 and 42% in March 2023.