This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
House representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R. FL) and Ted Deutch (D. FL) introduced it. Doing so "codifies a number of existing facets of the relationship."
It includes guaranteed billions of dollars in annual aid, defense assistance and cooperation, energy research, cyber security, and anti-Iranian complicity.
AIPAC wants more. It may get it. It wants sequestration exemption. On February 27, New York-based Jewish Week headlined "AIPAC to Hill: Don't Touch Israel Aid," saying:
AIPAC's lobbying furiously to protect it. Exempting Israel from sequestration is prioritized.
Odds favor it happening. AIPAC's too potent to ignore. Annual Israeli aid is automatic. It's largely military. It increases regularly.
Frequent add-ons supplement it. What Israel wants it gets. Congress willingly goes along. Expect nothing different this time.
Sequestration targets America's social contract. Corporate and defense related priorities are largely exempted. Israeli aid will be protected. Congress won't dare do otherwise.
A Final Comment
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
2
2
1
