Tag: Military Aid
House passes ‘minibus’ package with money for Israel, nonprofit security
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “minibus” spending package that combines six appropriations bills, with billions in funding for Israel and other projects supported by U.S. Jewish groups.
The $1.2 trillion package, which...
Rubio: ‘Unsettling’ that foreign courts can block US arms shipment to allies amid war
Washington must prevent foreign courts and activists from vetoing U.S. national security and military decisions, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote to Lloyd Austin, the U.S. defense secretary.
The senator’s Feb. 27 letter comes more than two weeks...
US State Department: Judicial reform will not affect Israel aid
The U.S. State Department stressed on Tuesday that the Biden Administration has no intention to slash aid to Israel following the passing into law by Israel's coalition of key judicial reform legislation.
Responding to a leading question by Said...
Biden administration weighs $130 million of military aid, equipment to Egypt
The Biden administration is set to withhold $130 million of military aid to Egypt over human-rights concerns, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing U.S. State Department officials.
The report described the measure as a “rare punishment of a...
New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman explains support for bill to restrict aid to Israel
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) defended his support for a bill that would impose limitations on U.S. military aid to Israel.
Bowman, who serves as the U.S. representative for New York’s 16th Congressional District, is one...
AIPAC applauds lawmakers for backing full US aid to Israel, without conditions
AIPAC applauded the overwhelming majority of members of the House of Representatives on Thursday who signed a letter urging U.S. aid to Israel to be fully funded in the federal budget without condition, contradicting a handful...