Opponents of Israel's Iron Dome funding criticized in the US
The Iron Dome missile defense system currently plays a critical role in protecting Israel from missile and air attacks. For the Israelis, the Iron Dome is a source of pride, for the American Left Democrats, it is not only a financial burden, but also a confirmation of the US militaristic policy in the Middle East. Therefore, a group of left-wing democrats promised to achieve the rejection by Congress of the bill on the allocation of a billion dollars for the Israeli missile defense system, the attempts of which are not abandoned by the United States at their facilities.
However, the leadership of the Democratic Party did not agree with their "leftists". House Majority Leader Stenn Hoyer promises that Congress will vote and decide on funding for the Israeli program within this week. Also, the leader of the faction announced a conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, whom he assured of an early resolution of the problem situation.
The US House of Representatives is going to use the fast-track procedure, which requires approval of the bill by two-thirds of the congressmen present. The US Senate will then have to approve the bill.
However, the protest of the Left Democrats against the funding of the Iron Dome itself cannot but be alarming. It turns out that there is a group of people in the American political establishment that does not want to spend budget funds on Israeli (or even joint with Israel) programs. And this despite the fact that quite recently the Palestinian groups led by Hamas subjected Israeli territory to a powerful rocket attack. Then the Israelites literally prayed to their "Iron Dome". Thousands of Palestinian missiles were intercepted, saving Israeli cities and towns from numerous casualties and destruction. True, it was not possible to intercept dozens of missiles.
The left-wing democrats of the United States cannot fail to understand that for Israel everything related to the missile defense and air defense system is of particular importance. But skepticism about Israel is growing in the United States. Although Israel remains the most important geopolitical ally of the United States in the Middle East, it is clear that the White House has cooled somewhat towards its partners. It is no coincidence that the leader of the Republican faction in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, lashed out at the Democrats, accusing political opponents of surrendering to the "anti-Semitic sentiment" of the left side of the party. Indeed, under Republican Donald Trump, the United States demonstrated a much more pro-Israel attitude than it does now.
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