The House’s 2027 NDAA takes a major step toward moving aid beyond public oversight by effectively treating the two countries’ armed forces as a single military apparatus.
But a pair of votes got a strong majority of Democrats on board, which some are calling an ‘historic’ turning point for Tel Aviv’s blank check.
Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would vote against any military aid to Israel, even weapons deemed “defensive.” As support for Israel craters across the U.S., the issue of military aid has become the latest litmus test for Democrats.
“These attacks are a reminder that states must immediately halt the transfer of arms and weapons to Israel given the overriding risk that they will be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law.”
Most arms ‘sales’ are financed through Foreign Military Financing, which is basically an American subsidized gift card. And no, the relationship between military spending and jobs is not self-evident.