As Congress tackles urgent issues of reopening government and setting the budget for the country, it takes the time to prioritize a foreign apartheid regime: H.R.648 contains assurances that Israel will receive $3.8 billion for arms, and funding for refugee resettlement; the bill also includes threats to de-fund the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and any future state of Palestine–if US demands (dictated by the Israel lobby) are not met. - Rep. Nita Lowey makes floor statement on H.R. 648, Bipartisan Bills purportedly To Reopen Most of Federal Government
On January 23, the House of Representatives passed an appropriations act billed to ““reopen the government and pay our federal employees.” But buried inside the bill are diverse financial allotments and perks for a foreign country: Israel.
The legislation contains paragraphs and sections far removed from the shutdown, committing billions of dollars in payments to Israel – without the robust debate that usually accompanies big-ticket spending.






