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DESCRIPTION:An unobtrusive section of the proposed FY2027 National Defense 
 Authorization Act (NDAA), carefully masked in opaque legislative language, 
 is called The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation 
 Initiative. Which seems almost benign - what’s wrong with cooperation, 
 right? Until you consider that the U.S.-Israel alliance is (a) an ongoing 
 perpetrator of genocide and endless war and (b) already closely connected 
 with each other militarily in matters of weapons, technology, intelligence, 
 and more.\n\nThis section of the law, Section 219, requested by Benjamin 
 Netanyahu, is indeed exceptional - and dangerous. Notably, it will, if 
 enacted, establish a so-called Executive Agent (EA) who can overrule other 
 Pentagon agencies, especially with regard to the transfer of technology and 
 information between the two nations. It is meant to integrate Israel into 
 US military supply chains, constituting a marked shift in the relationship 
 between the two countries. Instead of Israel having to go through a 
 Congressional process of review and oversight to receive U.S. funding, it 
 would be merged right into the US war economy itself, moving from outside 
 to inside the Pentagon. Once this is done, Israel’s influence in the U.S. 
 will massively increase and will be very difficult and costly to 
 reverse.\n\nAt a time when support for Israel is declining in the U.S., 
 this appears to be a stealthy way to avoid continued public debate about 
 aiding and abetting Israel and to cement an ongoing, tighter than ever, 
 merging of the two militaries and economies.\n\nThis webinar will explore 
 the implications and likely consequences of this proposal if it becomes 
 law.\n\nHere is a link to an article about this by presenter Ben Freeman: 
 https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-us-military/\n\nPresenters:\n\nBen 
 Freeman is director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the 
 Quincy Institute.\n\nMatt Hoh is a disabled Marine Corps veteran of the 
 Iraq War and former Afghan War State Department Officer.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/05/18887230.php
SUMMARY:Webinar: Trojan Horse: US-Israel Military Cooperation Initiative
LOCATION:Zoom\n https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ir2KR9XzRsCM5mGObDAAgQ
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/05/18887230.php
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