US Congress Considers Legislation to Deepen Military Ties with Israel

Congress wants to tie the United States to Israel with new piece of legislation. It’s a trap | Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick

Israel and its lobby will use section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act to bind the US to a state that has gone rogue Congress is considering legislation that would embed Israel’s military deeply within the US military-industrial complex. Stunned by the cratering of public support for Israeli policies in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank and towards Iran, Israel’s advocates are frantically seeking to preserve and even escalate US support for the Jewish state in ways that do not rely...

By Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick