Israeli opposition politician says US midterm election results show Netanyahu has become political poison. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid stated that the midterm results show Israel "cannot afford" to have Netanyahu remain in office, as this endangers national security and democracy. Israeli Democrats leader Yair Golan said the election results show Netanyahu is extremely toxic among both Democrats and Republicans. Previously, Donald Trump had promised on Election Day to halt the $4 billion in annual funding to Israel.