The House of Representatives Thursday evening passed legislation to send $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel and cut $14.3 billion from IRS funding, though Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said the upper chamber will not take the bill up.
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Gilad Erdan blasted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for filing an amendment to the annual U.S. defense spending bill suspending the transfer of defensive precision-guided munitions to Israel.
The U.S. House passed legislation on Tuesday that will prevent a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit beyond the month.
Cotton pointed out House Democrats will nix $1 billion in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome from its short-term government funding bill as Biden told the United Nations his administration will stand with its foreign allies.
Iran praised what it called a “great victory” Friday by the Palestinian Hamas terrorist organization over Israel, claiming the truce between the two parties “humiliated” Israel after a confrontation that left more than 200 dead — the vast majority Palestinians.
As Israel has been under attack for more than ten days, House Democrats rejected a measure from Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) Thursday to give additional funding to Israel for its Iron Dome Missle Defense system.
Israel delivered the second of two Iron Dome Defense System batteries to the U.S. Army this week.
