AOC defends decision to back fresh US military aid to Israel

Only 6 Vote for House Legislation to Nix $500M in Military Funding to Israel

Nearly 99 percent of the House voted against an amendment to nix just $500 million in military funding for Israel from the towering $830 billion Pentagon budget bill last week, with just six lawmakers voting for the amendment even as Israel prepares to erect a concentration camp in Gaza to confine Palestinians. The amendment targeted funding for the Israeli Cooperative Program… Source

AOC defends decision to back fresh US military aid to Israel

Progressive US lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been forced onto the defensive after she voted in favour of handing Israel millions of dollars in fresh US military aid.  The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a move by MAGA Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene to block $500 million in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system.  Just six lawmakers supported the amendment – including Palestinian-America…

Only 6 Reps Vote to Cut $500 Million in Military Aid to Israel | Headline USA

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) An amendment that would have cut $500 million in military aid to Israel failed in the House. Tel Aviv is conducting a genocide that is largely funded by Washington. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who argued that Israel should receive less funding from the US as Tel Aviv possesses nuclear weapons. “I’m entering amendments to strike $500 million more for nuclear-armed Isra…