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Over 100 House Democrats Want to Strip Military Aid to Israel

House Rejects Cut to $3.3B Israel Aid 314-104

House Rejects Cut to $3.3B Israel Aid 314-104
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The Spin


The House voted 314-104 to keep U.S. military aid to Israel intact, and that result speaks for itself. Aid to Israel isn'tis strategic support, rather than a blank check for destruction, — it's strategic support for an ally facing Hamas, Hezbollah and Iranian proxies aftersince the Oct. 7 massacre. The bipartisan majority that rejected this cut understood that abandoning Israel now would be a gift to every bad actor in the Middle East.

More Democrats than ever before voted to block weapons funding to Israel, and that shift reflects where the American public actually stands. Selling bombs and bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian neighborhoods isn'tdeepens defending an ally — it's deepening the U.S. involvement in a conflict with no clear strategy or legal authority, more than defending an ally. The political momentum is undeniable, and the days of blank-check military transfers are numbered.


Metaculus Prediction

There is a 98% chance Israel will exist as a country on Jan. 1, 2060, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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