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Hidden inside the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is Section 1217, a provision that would deepen U.S.-Israel military integration and expand cooperation between the Pentagon and Israel’s military technology sector. The House never got a vote on it. The Senate still has a chance to remove it. Call... show more

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While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something even deeper and more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military! Tell Congress: Reject Section 224 of the NDAA. No military integration. No weapons and AI partnerships.

While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something even deeper and more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military! Tell Congress: Reject Section 224 of the NDAA. No military integration. No weapons and AI partnerships.

Medea Benjamin

25,902 views • 2 months ago

WATCH — @madeabenjamin: “While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military… Tell Congress: Reject Section 224 of the NDAA. No military integration.“

WATCH — @madeabenjamin: “While Americans oppose more military aid to Israel, Congress is inserting something more insidious into the US military budget (NDAA): US integration with the Israeli military… Tell Congress: Reject Section 224 of the NDAA. No military integration.“

The Tennessee Holler

15,566 views • 2 months ago

Israel has not collaborated with the United States in a productive way for decades. It refused to sell Iron Dome batteries to the U.S. Army and has never committed boots on the ground in conflicts that it initiated. Amid growing concerns about the U.S.-Israel relationship, Congress is now attempting to advance NDAA Section 224, a measure that would create unprecedented military integration between the two countries. Granting Israel expanded access to American technology and requiring the U.S. military to incorporate Israeli defense systems into critical parts of its own supply chain, giving Israel significant leverage over America’s defense priorities and long-term military planning. We discuss this and more with Ben Freeman.

Israel has not collaborated with the United States in a productive way for decades. It refused to sell Iron Dome batteries to the U.S. Army and has never committed boots on the ground in conflicts that it initiated. Amid growing concerns about the U.S.-Israel relationship, Congress is now attempting to advance NDAA Section 224, a measure that would create unprecedented military integration between the two countries. Granting Israel expanded access to American technology and requiring the U.S. military to incorporate Israeli defense systems into critical parts of its own supply chain, giving Israel significant leverage over America’s defense priorities and long-term military planning. We discuss this and more with Ben Freeman.

Redacted

20,325 views • 2 months ago

🚨 Israel is attempting a hostile takeover of the U.S. military!! Section 224 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act “would all but fuse American and Israel’s armed forces together”. DO NOT COMPLY!! 🤬

🚨 Israel is attempting a hostile takeover of the U.S. military!! Section 224 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act “would all but fuse American and Israel’s armed forces together”. DO NOT COMPLY!! 🤬

James Li

571,864 views • 2 months ago

BREAKING: The House just voted 216-212 to pass a national defense authorization act that takes a huge step towards meshing the U.S. and Israeli militaries. This legislation would massively expand U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation and integration. One portion of the bill, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, would give Israel access to U.S. military and intelligence systems’ technology, information, and supply chain, while giving the U.S. very little in return.

BREAKING: The House just voted 216-212 to pass a national defense authorization act that takes a huge step towards meshing the U.S. and Israeli militaries. This legislation would massively expand U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation and integration. One portion of the bill, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, would give Israel access to U.S. military and intelligence systems’ technology, information, and supply chain, while giving the U.S. very little in return.

More Perfect Union

650,168 views • 24 days ago

🚨 There is a HIDDEN CLAUSE in the 2027 NDAA that calls for unprecedented merging of US and Israeli militaries. This is TREASON!! The Senate is likely to vote on it this week. Call and tell them to vote NO!! The senate switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121.

🚨 There is a HIDDEN CLAUSE in the 2027 NDAA that calls for unprecedented merging of US and Israeli militaries. This is TREASON!! The Senate is likely to vote on it this week. Call and tell them to vote NO!! The senate switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121.

James Li

136,622 views • 1 month ago

Update on NDAA: House expected to vote next week! Tell your Rep and Senators to VOTE NO on the NDAA and specifically to remove section 219/1217 from the Bill! We should not give the DOD 1.15 TRILLION of our taxpayer money when it cannot pass an audit, gives handouts to defense contractors, and wages wars for foreign countries that are against international law and our Constitutional Order! - via ig: britt.stunting

Update on NDAA: House expected to vote next week! Tell your Rep and Senators to VOTE NO on the NDAA and specifically to remove section 219/1217 from the Bill! We should not give the DOD 1.15 TRILLION of our taxpayer money when it cannot pass an audit, gives handouts to defense contractors, and wages wars for foreign countries that are against international law and our Constitutional Order! - via ig: britt.stunting

AIPAC Tracker

19,345 views • 27 days ago

.Thomas Massie and I are leading the fight against military integration with Israel. Congress was denied a vote on an amendment to stop it. Now we will fight to strip this provision in the conference between the House and Senate.

.Thomas Massie and I are leading the fight against military integration with Israel. Congress was denied a vote on an amendment to stop it. Now we will fight to strip this provision in the conference between the House and Senate.

Ro Khanna

410,053 views • 25 days ago

Attention — Section 224 is not dead. It’s been quietly renamed Section 219 and is still moving forward in the House NDAA right now. Once this passes and gets written into law, it creates a permanent framework that deeply integrates America’s military and defense technology with Israel — missile defense, AI, autonomous weapons, cyber, quantum, and more. Critics warn this effectively merges key capabilities between the two nations’ military and surveillance systems in ways that will be extremely difficult to undo later. No standalone vote. No real debate. Just tucked into the massive defense bill. This is happening today. Pay attention."

Attention — Section 224 is not dead. It’s been quietly renamed Section 219 and is still moving forward in the House NDAA right now. Once this passes and gets written into law, it creates a permanent framework that deeply integrates America’s military and defense technology with Israel — missile defense, AI, autonomous weapons, cyber, quantum, and more. Critics warn this effectively merges key capabilities between the two nations’ military and surveillance systems in ways that will be extremely difficult to undo later. No standalone vote. No real debate. Just tucked into the massive defense bill. This is happening today. Pay attention."

Matt Baker

72,180 views • 24 days ago

Massie: I think what’s even more concerning is, in the NDAA, Section 219, which is going to start commingling our military supply chains and technology with Israel’s. It doesn’t make sense to do that with a country of 10 million people. But they’ve got that in the NDAA. I’m told that’s not coming up this week, but we know it’s going to come up sometime—probably soon. So I’ve offered an amendment to strip Section 219—it was called Section 224—from that bill.

Massie: I think what’s even more concerning is, in the NDAA, Section 219, which is going to start commingling our military supply chains and technology with Israel’s. It doesn’t make sense to do that with a country of 10 million people. But they’ve got that in the NDAA. I’m told that’s not coming up this week, but we know it’s going to come up sometime—probably soon. So I’ve offered an amendment to strip Section 219—it was called Section 224—from that bill.

Acyn

361,528 views • 1 month ago

🇺🇸🇮🇱Buried inside the NDAA is a provision that could permanently hardwire Israel into America's defense architecture. The proposal would expand Israeli access to U.S. military technology, deepen defense system integration, and tie American defense planning directly to Israeli military priorities. Not a treaty, not a vote, a budget bill. Former State Department official Josh Paul is raising the alarm: "unprecedented access to American technology and provide incredible leverage over America's own defence priorities." Here's what makes this different from normal military aid: integration at this level doesn't unwind easily. Future administrations that want to adjust the relationship would be fighting their own military-industrial system to do it. No public debate, no treaty ratification, just a clause in a defense bill that most members of Congress won't read. If this passes, the question of how close the U.S. gets to Israel stops being a policy decision and starts being a structural reality. Source: Al Jazeera Source: Middle East Eye (YouTube)

🇺🇸🇮🇱Buried inside the NDAA is a provision that could permanently hardwire Israel into America's defense architecture. The proposal would expand Israeli access to U.S. military technology, deepen defense system integration, and tie American defense planning directly to Israeli military priorities. Not a treaty, not a vote, a budget bill. Former State Department official Josh Paul is raising the alarm: "unprecedented access to American technology and provide incredible leverage over America's own defence priorities." Here's what makes this different from normal military aid: integration at this level doesn't unwind easily. Future administrations that want to adjust the relationship would be fighting their own military-industrial system to do it. No public debate, no treaty ratification, just a clause in a defense bill that most members of Congress won't read. If this passes, the question of how close the U.S. gets to Israel stops being a policy decision and starts being a structural reality. Source: Al Jazeera Source: Middle East Eye (YouTube)

Mario Nawfal

33,085 views • 2 months ago

We cannot integrate our military with Israel’s and lose our sovereignty. As a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, I am leading the fight to strip Section 224 from the Defense Authorization Act.

We cannot integrate our military with Israel’s and lose our sovereignty. As a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, I am leading the fight to strip Section 224 from the Defense Authorization Act.

Rep. Ro Khanna

507,772 views • 1 month ago

🇺🇸🇮🇱 The House just passed U.S.-Israel defense integration in the NDAA. It even refused to let members vote on removing it. Ana Kasparian says the question of how much sway Israel holds over Washington stopped being interesting. The Rules Committee answered it. Section 219 sets up a Pentagon "executive agent" to run joint U.S.-Israel defense R&D, testing and industrial cooperation. Massie and Khanna filed a bipartisan amendment to strip it. The Rules Committee never let it reach the floor. Ana Kasparian

🇺🇸🇮🇱 The House just passed U.S.-Israel defense integration in the NDAA. It even refused to let members vote on removing it. Ana Kasparian says the question of how much sway Israel holds over Washington stopped being interesting. The Rules Committee answered it. Section 219 sets up a Pentagon "executive agent" to run joint U.S.-Israel defense R&D, testing and industrial cooperation. Massie and Khanna filed a bipartisan amendment to strip it. The Rules Committee never let it reach the floor. Ana Kasparian

Mario Nawfal

120,260 views • 23 days ago

THEY ARE LYING TO YOU The House is bringing up a bill that would expand U.S.-Israel defense cooperation, and it is expected to come up for a vote. Now watch what Israel haters are doing. They are taking headlines about “military integration” and pretending this means Israel is taking over the U.S. military. The bill is about strengthening American defense capabilities by giving the U.S. access to Israeli battlefield-tested technology in areas like drones, missile defense, anti-tunnel systems, cyber, AI, and electronic warfare.

THEY ARE LYING TO YOU The House is bringing up a bill that would expand U.S.-Israel defense cooperation, and it is expected to come up for a vote. Now watch what Israel haters are doing. They are taking headlines about “military integration” and pretending this means Israel is taking over the U.S. military. The bill is about strengthening American defense capabilities by giving the U.S. access to Israeli battlefield-tested technology in areas like drones, missile defense, anti-tunnel systems, cyber, AI, and electronic warfare.

Mossad Commentary

47,885 views • 2 months ago

URGENT: The Senate is moving forward on a $95 BILLION package for weapons to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. A vote for this bill is a vote to continue Israel’s genocide of the people of Gaza. We must urge all our Senators to vote NO! Call now: 202-224-3121

URGENT: The Senate is moving forward on a $95 BILLION package for weapons to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. A vote for this bill is a vote to continue Israel’s genocide of the people of Gaza. We must urge all our Senators to vote NO! Call now: 202-224-3121

Medea Benjamin

131,629 views • 2 years ago

JUST IN: Benjamin Netanyahu just thanked Congress for Section 224 of the NDAA. That should probably get your attention. Foreign leaders don’t usually thank Congress for provisions they don’t consider important. Section 224 creates a “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” focused on joint weapons development, data sharing, and deeper military coordination. (Al Jazeera) Go read Section 224.

JUST IN: Benjamin Netanyahu just thanked Congress for Section 224 of the NDAA. That should probably get your attention. Foreign leaders don’t usually thank Congress for provisions they don’t consider important. Section 224 creates a “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” focused on joint weapons development, data sharing, and deeper military coordination. (Al Jazeera) Go read Section 224.

Brian Allen

34,104 views • 2 months ago

⚡️New: "I don't think we should integrate our military with anybody. Not even the Bahamas." The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday 216-212, with Section 219 intact - a provision that would further integrate U.S. and Israeli military research, weapons development, technology, and supply chains. The bill now moves to the Senate. Drop Site's Julian Andreone asked senators what they think, and Republicans were split. Sen. Ted Cruz argued that Israel to is an ally to the U.S. like any other, like Great Britain, and dismissed concerns as overblown. Sen. Bernie Moreno pushed back, saying he opposes military integration with any country.

⚡️New: "I don't think we should integrate our military with anybody. Not even the Bahamas." The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday 216-212, with Section 219 intact - a provision that would further integrate U.S. and Israeli military research, weapons development, technology, and supply chains. The bill now moves to the Senate. Drop Site's Julian Andreone asked senators what they think, and Republicans were split. Sen. Ted Cruz argued that Israel to is an ally to the U.S. like any other, like Great Britain, and dismissed concerns as overblown. Sen. Bernie Moreno pushed back, saying he opposes military integration with any country.

Drop Site

59,362 views • 23 days ago

USS LIBERTY SURVIVOR ON SECTION 219: “THIS IS A BETRAYAL” Silver Star–decorated Marine Staff Sergeant Bryce Lockwood, one of the last living USS Liberty survivors, is warning that the new NDAA crosses a dangerous line. Section 219. The U.S.–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative would fuse American military technology, research, and supply chains with Israel’s. Sgt. Lockwood warns that it is not normal alliance coordination. It is “surrendering the United States military to the government of Israel.” For a veteran who already lived through one deadly ally betrayal, this looks like Washington is trying to lock in another one through permanent law.

USS LIBERTY SURVIVOR ON SECTION 219: “THIS IS A BETRAYAL” Silver Star–decorated Marine Staff Sergeant Bryce Lockwood, one of the last living USS Liberty survivors, is warning that the new NDAA crosses a dangerous line. Section 219. The U.S.–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative would fuse American military technology, research, and supply chains with Israel’s. Sgt. Lockwood warns that it is not normal alliance coordination. It is “surrendering the United States military to the government of Israel.” For a veteran who already lived through one deadly ally betrayal, this looks like Washington is trying to lock in another one through permanent law.

Redacted

14,456 views • 22 days ago

Josh Paul discusses how Congress and Israeli allies are attempting to solidify the current military relationship by embedding it deeply within the Pentagon's infrastructure through Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Ryan Grim | Emily Jashinsky | A New Policy

Josh Paul discusses how Congress and Israeli allies are attempting to solidify the current military relationship by embedding it deeply within the Pentagon's infrastructure through Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Ryan Grim | Emily Jashinsky | A New Policy

Drop Site

50,769 views • 2 months ago

IMMEDIATELY — Call your senators & tell them to vote no on the NDAA until the merger w/ Israel (section 219) is completely removed. They think we are stupid and not paying attention. By not calling, you prove them right and in addition you allow a major infringement on our sovereignty as Americans. The senate switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121. Call them, NOW. Weird how this would have been 1000% opposed by Charlie Kirk in addition to everything happening with lran, etc. right? RIGHT? What do i know… I’m just a conspiracy theorist.

IMMEDIATELY — Call your senators & tell them to vote no on the NDAA until the merger w/ Israel (section 219) is completely removed. They think we are stupid and not paying attention. By not calling, you prove them right and in addition you allow a major infringement on our sovereignty as Americans. The senate switchboard number is: (202) 224-3121. Call them, NOW. Weird how this would have been 1000% opposed by Charlie Kirk in addition to everything happening with lran, etc. right? RIGHT? What do i know… I’m just a conspiracy theorist.

Ian

40,620 views • 1 month ago