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AOC Cuts Off Israel's Military Allowance

AOC isn't just opposing offensive aid anymore. She's voting no on all of it, including Iron Dome. The argument is straightforward: Netanyahu's Knesset just passed a $45 billion defense budget. Israel can fund its own defensive systems. The US keeping the tap open for a government that openly defies international law and US law is a choice, not a necessity. She's invoking the Leahy amendment and the foreign assistance act. Laws that already exist. Laws the US routinely ignores when the recipient is Israel. If you can afford a $45 billion defense budget, you can afford your own missile shield. The "but Iron Dome protects civilians" argument collapses the second you look at the budget numbers.
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she will oppose all military aid to Israel, including defensive weapons. Will it set a new standard for Democrats? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/will-aocs-vow-to-oppose-israel-military-aid-set-a-standard.html?utm_campaign=nym&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=twitter

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