Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com
A group of 12 senators has written to congressional leadership urging the removal of provisions from the House and Senate versions of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would mandate increased US-Israeli military and intelligence cooperation.
The idea of the amendments is to further integrate the US and Israeli militaries and make the special relationship harder to unwind, a reaction to the increasing criticism of Israel among Americans.
Marine Corps image: US Marines converse with Israeli soldiers during exercises at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 27, 2026.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing for the integration, which he has referred to as “my plan,” and says it will come with a phase-out of US financial military aid to Israel over time, but defense analysts have warned the aid will just be buried in the Pentagon budget and less visible to the public.
While both the House and the Senate have included the integration plan in their draft NDAAs, the two chambers
