The House Appropriations Committee passed its annual State and Foreign Operations funding bill on Wednesday.
The bill includes many important bipartisan provisions that we lobby for together to help keep Israel safe.
It includes the full $3.3 billion in annual U.S. security assistance to Israel, which is vital to ensuring our ally can defend itself, by itself.
Importantly, the Committee also rejected new political conditions or restrictions on this funding, which would undermine Israel’s security and weaken the U.S.-Israel relationship.
The bill also prohibits any funds from supporting the U.N. Human Rights Council’s new anti-Israel Commission of Inquiry (COI), which is a continuation of the U.N.’s longstanding discrimination against the Jewish state.
Go deeper: The bill includes several more pro-Israel funding provisions that advance our legislative priorities. Click here for a full breakdown.
You help achieve these results: Through AIPAC, you help secure the bipartisan support needed to advance pro-Israel policies that keep Israel strong and America more secure.
We will keep you informed as our policy agenda continues to move forward on Capitol Hill.
Wishing you and your family a Happy Fourth of July!
AIPAC in the News
Bernie Sanders went to ‘war’ with AIPAC. Now the pro-Israel lobby is pushing back.
"AIPAC pushed back Thursday against Sen. Bernie Sanders’ criticism of their multi-million dollar spending in the Democratic congressional primaries against progressive candidates."
"'Bernie can't accept the fact that a majority of progressive Democrats in America are pro-Israel,' said Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project."
UDP spends nearly $1 million to boost Stevens, ups spending in Edwards-Ivey race to $3 million
"The United Democracy Project, an AIPAC-linked super PAC, announced on Thursday that it spent nearly $1 million in the increasingly bitter primary between Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Andy Levin (D-MI), as well as an additional $1.1 million opposing former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and supporting her opponent, Glenn Ivey."
Uri Oron, Director of Israel’s Space Agency, joins AIPAC to discuss Israel’s space program, Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe’s recent trip to space, U.S.-Israel space cooperation and the future of space exploration.
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Unilever and Ben & Jerry's Israel end boycott
VIDEO • JUNE 30, 2022
"They wanted to boycott the entirety of Israel... This campaign is rooted in bigotry, hatred and antisemitism," said Arsen Ostrovsky, International Human Rights Lawyer.
The BDS campaign against Israel is a deliberate, destructive attack on the Jewish State of Israel.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler speaks on UNHRC Commission of Inquiry
VIDEO • JUNE 29, 2022
This week, the House Appropriations Committee unanimously passed Rep. Guy Reschenthaler's amendment banning U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to the United Nations Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) anti-Israel Commission of Inquiry (COI).
"This amendment would prohibit funding for the UNHRC, their bogus and baseless COI and the false accusations of human rights violations by Israel... With the recent release of its first one-sided report, we saw the Commission's efforts to delegitimize Israel and whitewash Palestinian terror organizations."
US, Iran indirect nuclear talks in Doha end without progress
VIDEO • JUly 1, 2022
"In fact, apparent from some statements being made right now from the American side, things actually took a backward turn in those two days in Doha… They’re disappointed that the Iranians did not take the EU’s offer to essentially progress on those talks. [The Iranians] brought up issues that were wholly unrelated to the JCPOA," said correspondent Mike Wagenheim.
Footage credit: The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources of The Bahamas
Executive Director of Volcani International Partnerships Danielle Abraham is on the ground in the Bahamas sharing Israel's agriculture expertise to help advance food security there.
The Volcani Center plays a central role in Israel’s agricultural innovation eco-system. With 200 scientists, it accounts for more than 75% of the country’s agricultural research and innovation and has been the driving force behind Israel’s renowned agricultural expertise.
The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.
