The rejected amendment would have stymied an NDAA resolution that would allow the Israeli military unprecedented and extremely dangerous access into Pentagon operations. The next few months may decide the U.S.-Israel relationship for decades to come.
Israel, and its allies in Congress, want to replace military assistance with something much worse. Here’s what you need to know.
Section 219 creates a framework for permanent military integration that weakens American sovereignty, blurs constitutional accountability, and places the nation’s independent decision making at risk.
A House vote on Massie’s amendment would put lawmakers on the record at a time when Americans are more leery about aid to Israel than ever.
A Whole-of-Government entrenchment of Israeli influence is advancing through coordinated legislation that subordinates U.S. intelligence, defense, and foreign policy priorities to Tel Aviv’s agenda, at the expense of American sovereignty