Military Aid

Congress Blocks Attempt To Strike Down US–Israel Military Integration

July 1, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Congress, Israel, Military Aid, NDAA, US-Israel Military Integration

The US Congress blocked lawmakers Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s efforts to secure a vote to prevent plans to integrate Washington and Tel Aviv’s military industries on 29 June. The refusal came via the US House of Representatives’ Rules process for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This act determines which proposed amendments to the defense policy bill will be debated and voted on. Democrat Khanna and Republican Massie had proposed an amendment that would have removed the integration initiative – called the US–Israel Defense Technology Initiative – from the defense policy bill.

As Support For Israel Declines, ‘Special Relationship 2.0’ Is Starting To Rise

May 17, 2026 Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. Educate! Congress, Foreign Relations, Israel, Military Aid

This month, Israel and the United States are expected to begin negotiations on a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would outline the United States’ plans to support Israel after the current MOU expires in 2028. Chances are this will look like a very different conversation than in the past. In recent months, there’s been a lot of noise around the idea of ending U.S. military aid to Israel. It’s an idea that has long been pursued by Palestine solidarity activists and, in the past, has also been floated by the Israeli right and their fellow travelers, who thought the aid wasn’t worth restricting Israel’s “freedom to act.”

US Approves $230m For Lebanese Army, Security Forces

October 3, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Congress, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Military Aid

The US government has approved $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces to bolster Washington’s push for the disarmament of Hezbollah, sources told Reuters on 3 October. “The funding includes $190 million for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and $40 million for the Internal Security Forces,” an informed Lebanese source said. “The funding will allow the Internal Security Forces to take over internal security in Lebanon so the LAF can focus on other critical missions,” the source added. “For a small country like Lebanon, that's really, really significant,” a US congressional aide said, adding that the funds were released “just before Washington's fiscal year ended on 30 September.”

US Army Building New Air Bases, Ammunition Depots For Israel

July 9, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Israel, Military Aid, Wars and Militarism, West Asia

The US Army Corps of Engineers is constructing new military infrastructure for Israel across several bases, including airfields, hangars, and ammunition depots, according to public records reported by Haaretz on 8 July. The current projects total more than $250 million, with future ones expected to exceed $1 billion, based on a call for interested contractors originally scheduled for June but postponed due to Israel's war against Iran. The Israeli news site Haaretz reported on the public documents on Monday. The US Army Corps of Engineers is using contractors to build ammunition depots, refuelling stations, and concrete structures for Israeli military bases.

The Ceasefire With Iran Reveals The Limits Of Israel’s Power

June 24, 2025 Abdaljawad Omar, Mondoweiss. Educate! Ceasefire, Iran, Israel, Military Aid, United States, Wars and Militarism

Much of the current crop of commentary on Israel’s war of aggression on Iran has adopted the familiar tone of breathless admiration: praise for its targeting precision, the elegance of its intelligence-gathering, the almost clinical efficiency with which it eliminates not only combatants but scientists, technicians, and — under the now-naturalized euphemism — “sites and infrastructure.” Israel’s opening salvo in the war was, by most conventional metrics, effective. The Iranians, caught off guard, scrambled to recalibrate. Though they gradually recovered some measure of initiative, their response bore the marks of persistence and attrition rather than dominance.

United States Congress Makes Down Payment On World War III

April 29, 2024 Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. Educate! Congress, Joe Biden, Military Aid, Palestine, Ukraine, Wars and Militarism, WWIII

The US Congress authorized a $95 billion military aid package for continuing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as for war preparations against China. This represents, in effect, a downpayment on World War III. US President Joe Biden, reading from a playbook that could well have been scripted by George Orwell, announced: “it’s a good day for world peace.” And in order to dispel any doubt, he added, “for real.” Biden proclaimed: “It’s going to make the world safer.” In fact, the bipartisan authorization, passed on April 23, could nudge the doomsday clock a little closer to midnight.

Senate Looks To Give Taiwan $10 Billion In Military Aid

October 20, 2022 Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com. Educate! China, Military Aid, NDAA, Taiwan, Wars and Militarism

The Senate’s version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include $10 billion in military aid for Taiwan, *Defense News* reported on Monday. The $10 billion would be given to Taiwan over five years in the form of Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US weapons. However, Taiwan will be able to use $300 million of the FMF each year to purchase military equipment from its own industrial base, a privilege only currently enjoyed by Israel. Other FMF recipients need waivers to use the funds to purchase arms that don’t come from the US. The $10 billion is a massive increase from the $4.5 billion initially proposed by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in a piece of legislation known as the Taiwan Policy Act.

Massachusetts Activists Are Changing The Conversation On Israel

October 6, 2021 Michael Arria , Mondoweiss. Organize! Israel, Massachusetts, Military Aid, Palestine

Rep. Betty McCollum’s (D-MN) historic Palestinian Children & Families Act still lacks a companion bill in the Senate. At a recent event local JVP Action leader named Jill urged Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to introduce the legislation. Here’s her question: I am Jewish and, like you, I am passionate about justice for all. You probably know that the U.S. government sends about $3.8 billion a year in military funding to the Israeli government. Massachusetts sends $1.3 million a year and Massachusetts taxpayers send Israel $352,000 a day. Some of these tax dollars are used to support Israeli oppression of Palestinians. Right now there’s a bill on congress that creates the conditions for justice and freedom for all. It’s called the Palestinian Children & Families Act, H.R. 2590. It works to ensure that U.S. taxpayer funds are not used by the Israeli government to imprison Palestinian children in a military detention system, which they do at the tune of 700 kids a year. It makes sure that they money we send is not used to forcibly displace Palestinian from their homes. 1,000 families have been displaced this year.

Israel May Ask For Double Its Usual $3.8 Billion From The US This Year

April 28, 2020 Alison Weir, If Americans Knew. Educate! Israel, Military Aid, Taxes, United States

Breaking Defense, a digital magazine that covers military issues, reports that Israel may ask for its U.S. aid early, possibly in a lump sum that could be as high as $7.6 billion. This would work out to almost $21 million per day from American taxpayers, even though the U.S. is approaching a $4 trillion deficit (the largest in the world), and Israel typically has a lower unemployment rate than the United States. The report is by Breaking Defense Israel correspondent Arie Egozi, an Israeli citizen who served in the Israeli military and is close to the Israeli security establishment. Egozi’s article states that because of the coronavirus pandemic, “Israel’s Ministry of Defense and high command have hammered out an emergency plan for an appeal to Washington.”

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