“I definitely think you have seen this very discreet, extremely well-funded campaign to try to derail the negotiation and try to derail the deal,” the vice president told Rogan. Vance referenced a Time article saying former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale received $45 million from Israel to ensure the U.S. stayed in the war by targeting conservatives with Israeli propaganda
Detailed report by Israel’s Jerusalem Post newspaper on US military aid to Israel, and Israel’s worry that if the MoU is not signed by January, any new deal could face opposition from a potentially Democrat-controlled Congress. (The next MoU would be expected to run from January 2029-2039.)
Powerful members of Congress make comments that could keep the war for Israel going – Cruz, Cassidy, Wicker, Schumer, Warren, Markey
Massive meltdown of hawks and neoconservatives who seemed to think this war would go on forever (2 articles)
Israeli officials say they want to phase out US military grant aid — this sounds like a step toward ending US military aid to Israel. It is not. The plan is to shift billions in resources from State Department–administered foreign aid grants into general Pentagon procurement accounts, etc minimizing oversight and political accountability
In an unprecedented gift of our executive power to Israel, the House has passed for the very first time a law that forces the American president to give Israel a minimum of $3.8 billion per year. We have, in effect, crippled our ability to promote US interests in the Middle East. The new House version is even more generous to Israel than the Senate bill and the 2016 MOU… it amounts to $7,230 per minute to Israel, or $120 per second…