Trump administration says it will withhold disaster funding to states boycotting Israel

The Trump administration will withhold federal funds for natural disaster preparation from US states that boycott Israeli companies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made access to nearly $1 billion in disaster relief grants conditional on states not cutting commercial relations with Israel. This requirement, part of broader Department of Homeland Security conditions, affects over $1.9 billion in total funding. The policy is viewed as largely symbolic because over 30 US states already have laws that prohibit boycotting Israel.