Israel is seeking a new 20-year security agreement with the U.S. — doubling the usual term and adding “America First” provisions to win the Trump administration’s support, Israeli and U.S. officials tell Axios.
Two articles describe bills in Congress to shield Netanyahu from arrest and to increase secret weapons stockpiles in Israel.
The next U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding will need to be secured in a political environment much more hostile to Israel than 10 years ago.
US military personnel could face legal liability for assisting Israeli forces who commit war crimes in Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today.
Like the Biden administration, Trump is claiming an “emergency” in order to bypass Congress to get approved a new $3 billion weapons package for Israel. [UPDATE: Now $4 billion]
An unprecedented 19 senators opposed a recent arms sale; we’ll soon find out whether that sentiment is growing. Some other signs times are changing. Three 2024 pre-election polls showed that likely voters, and not just Democrats, favored conditioning or even halting aid to Israel, including arms transfers.
Netanyahu is ok with civilian casualties in Gaza; Rafah closure: expired humanitarian aid is being dumped in Egypt; brutality in Jenin and Tulkarm, West Bank; Int’l Criminal Court calls out US for pressure, threats; Biden’s own laws require him to suspend arms transfers to Israel; the “war on Palestine” is waged even in K-12; Greta Thunberg arrested during Gaza protest; mainstream Israeli podcast calls for elimination of Palestinians; “Israel Rules Washington”; from the river to the sea; more.