Congress Bill Locks US Into Israel’s Military – Critics Call It a $1 Billion Trap

Congress is considering a bill that would permanently tie the United States to Israel's military, a move critics say is designed to shield Israel from accountability and lock in endless aid.

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Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act would embed Israel’s military deep into the US defense industry, according to experts [167289]. The proposal avoids any mention of Israel’s controversial actions in Gaza, Lebanon, and the West Bank, focusing instead on technical details of weapons and spending [167289]. Political analysts say the bill is a trap that would bind the US to a government increasingly acting against American interests and international law [167289]. Backers hope to keep US aid flowing without debate over Israel’s policies, as public support for Israel’s actions drops sharply [167289]. Meanwhile, a new documentary, “Planet Israel,” argues that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging war to avoid corruption investigations, normalizing a cruel political culture and treating civilian deaths in Gaza as an international scandal [165113]. The film says all Israeli citizens are pressured to accept endless war as proof of patriotic loyalty [165113]. Historian Omer Bartov’s new book traces Israel’s moral decline, pointing to the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and genocide in Gaza [144553]. The United States’ participation in what Bartov calls an “illegal war” confirms for many that Israel is a western imperialist outpost [144553].

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