House Democrats removed $1 billion in funding for Israel's Iron Dome air defense system from their stopgap government funding bill, after progressives threatened to tank the measure over the military support for Israel.
to accuse Democrats of undermining Israel's security, and planned a procedural vote to highlight Democrats' divisions -- even as they had planned to vote against the initial measure when it included Iron Dome funding.An Iron Dome air defense battery on the outskirts of Jerusalem, June 15, 2021.
Moderate Democrats also criticized their colleagues for opposing the funds for the defensive missile system, which President Joe Biden promised to replenishWhile lawmakers from both parties have supported Israel's right to defend itself unconditionally for decades, a growing group of Democratic lawmakers have called on party leaders to revisit its relationship with Israel, and have accused its military of human rights abuses and blasted the treatment of Palestinians.
That tension has been exacerbated in recent years by the efforts of conservative Israeli leaders -- most notably former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- to align closely with Republicans and former President Donald Trump, after tensions with the Obama administration over the U.S.
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