Take Action: Votes on Military Aid to Israel Coming Soon

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June 23rd, 2008
The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs are scheduled to vote on $2.55 billion in military aid for Israel in FY2009 on July 16 and 17. Find out how you can take action to oppose this.

The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will “mark-up” the foreign aid bill on July 16 and 17, respectively, which includes the President’s request for $2.55 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Israel.

Since the United States and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in August 2007 to increase military aid to $30 billion over the next decade, together we’ve done a lot of good work to challenge military aid to Israel; however, we’ve got to roll up our sleeves and do a lot more in order to get it cut off.

Even though Hamas and Israel agreed upon a truce last week, Israel continues to use U.S. weapons everyday to enforce a brutal and illegal military occupation and siege on Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, in violation of the U.S. Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act.

As the Appropriations Subcommittees prepare to vote on the foreign aid budget for FY2009, we ask all of our member groups and supporters to get involved and help us challenge military aid to Israel.