Arab Center Washington DC: Section 224: US-Israel Defense Integration Beyond Military Aid

Written by Josh Paul, Co-Founder of A New Policy, you can learn about how Section 224 in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act would entrench exceptionally close ties between Israeli and American military and intelligence agencies. The proposal comes as public opinion of Israel within the United States continues to collapse.

Israel will be able to threaten to withhold, or actually withhold, subcomponents or software updates that might be key to the operability of future US weapons systems, essentially holding US military capabilities hostage.