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AIPAC applauds the House of Representatives for passing critical pro-Israel provisions, including $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel, in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The pro-Israel provisions in this bill further reinforce the bipartisan and ironclad support for the U.S.-Israel partnership in Congress. These resources help ensure that our ally can confront shared strategic threats and that America has a strong and capable ally in the heart of the Middle East. The vital security funding in this bill strengthens Israel while bolstering the U.S. economy and creating jobs here at home. In addition to the $3.3 billion in security assistance, the bill also includes: ✅ A complete ban on funding to UNRWA, the Hamas-affiliated U.N. agency in Gaza whose members participated in the October 7th massacre. ✅ A prohibition on funds to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) against Israel, a clear demonstration of American opposition to these international organizations that abuse their platforms to demonize the Jewish state and also threaten American troops. ✅ $37.5 million for the Nita Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act funding (MEPPA), a program designed to foster economic cooperation and people-to-people peacebuilding in the region. ✅ $3 million for U.S.-Israel international development cooperation. We encourage the Senate to quickly pass this legislation. We appreciate the efforts of many Republican and Democratic members who worked to include key pro-Israel provisions in the bill. In particular, we thank the leadership of House Appropriations Chairman @TomColeOK04 and Ranking Member @rosadelauro, and National Security and Department of State Subcommittee Chairman @MarioDB and Ranking Member @RepLoisFrankel. We also appreciate the work of their colleagues in the Senate, including Senate Appropriations Committee Chair @SenatorCollins and Vice Chair @PattyMurray, and State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC and Ranking Member @SenBrianSchatz.
SCOTUS: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told the Court that presidents should not be able to fire the PhDs & experts who run the government. She even argued presidents should avoid control over transportation & the economy. In a remarkable exchange in Trump v Slaughter, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson claimed the president should have no power to fire expert bureaucrats. She said economists, PhDs, scientists, & transportation officials should operate beyond presidential reach. Such a view would carve the heart out of Article II & cement rule by permanent insiders rather than elected leadership. Jackson’s theory elevates the deep state over the voters who choose a president. That is a constitutional revolution in plain sight. h/t @Badhombre
Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir: Now that we have received the hostages, we must return to war and open the gates of hell upon Gaza.
