Today, the House Appropriations Committee fully funded $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel. The Committee’s appropriation, with no added political conditions, reflects the strong bipartisan commitment for Israel's security in Congress and the Biden administration.
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Among the key pro-Israel provisions included in the bill are:
Among the key pro-Israel provisions included in the bill are:
Full $3.3 billion in U.S. security assistance to Israel, as agreed to in the 2016 MOU.
A strong Israel makes America more secure. This critical aid helps ensure our ally has the resources needed to defend itself by itself in the world’s most dangerous region.
A strong Israel makes America more secure. This critical aid helps ensure our ally has the resources needed to defend itself by itself in the world’s most dangerous region.
$50 million for the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act to build partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians.
Investments in these partnerships help fuel economic cooperation and support people-to-people peacebuilding programs.
Investments in these partnerships help fuel economic cooperation and support people-to-people peacebuilding programs.
$2 million to promote U.S.-Israel international development cooperation to address growing challenges in the developing world related to water scarcity, agriculture and energy storage.
A strong U.S.-Israel partnership prepares us for 21st century challenges.
A strong U.S.-Israel partnership prepares us for 21st century challenges.
A 20% increase in funding to $6 million for the Middle East Regional Cooperation program to facilitate collaborative research between Israeli & Arab scientists.
Creating and sharing solutions to regional development challenges is an important part of Israeli-Arab normalization.
Creating and sharing solutions to regional development challenges is an important part of Israeli-Arab normalization.
Strong language condemning anti-Israel bias across the U.N. and its agencies and requiring new reports to identify and eliminate antisemitic content in Palestinian textbooks.
Efforts to attack and delegitimize Israel will never lead to peace.
Efforts to attack and delegitimize Israel will never lead to peace.
Appreciation for Bahrain and Morocco for their normalization agreements with Israel.
The recent historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab countries advance American interests and foster greater peace and prosperity in the region.
The recent historic peace agreements between Israel and Arab countries advance American interests and foster greater peace and prosperity in the region.
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