House Approves Extra $1B For Israel: AOC Caves, Changes Vote to 'Present,' Then 'Cries' On House Floor
Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Sep. 23, 2021
The Democrat-controlled House on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve an additional $1 billion in funding to Israel on top of the nearly $4 billion they get every year.
Huge bipartisan vote just now in the House for H.R. 5323, the bill to provide $1b for Israel's Iron Dome air defense system. 210 Democrats and 210 Republicans voting yes. Good to see two pro-Israel parties.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 23, 2021
THREAD:
By a vote of 420 to 9, the House of Representatives approved $1 billion in supplemental funding for Israel’s #IronDome missile defense system.
AIPAC appreciates the Democratic and Republican leadership for ensuring passage of this critical funding. pic.twitter.com/MZH8OM2Nss
— AIPAC - Text IRON DOME to 73075 (@AIPAC) September 23, 2021
NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caved and changed her vote from "no" to "present" before "crying" on the House floor.
NOW - Tears on the House floor: AOC appears to be crying as the House passed a $1 billion funding for Israel's Iron Dome. She voted no, then switched her vote to present last minute.pic.twitter.com/jjq3kw7R4v
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 23, 2021
As Glenn Greenwald noted, AOC pulled the exact same stunt earlier this year by voting "present" on $2 billion in funding to massively expand the Capitol police despite touting the "Defund the Police" movement for months.
While Tlaib, Omar, Bush and Pressley voted NO to fund Israel's Iron Dome (arguing they should fund it themselves), AOC voted "present", just like she voted "present" on Pelosi's $2b for the Capitol Police.
Here's what AOC said about Tulsi's "present" vote on impeachment:
https://t.co/hH7VqVLf7R pic.twitter.com/M8PvWSjMvk
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 23, 2021
But if you're angry about AOC's "present" vote on Israel's Iron Dome funding and/or want to say she's a gigantic hypocrite for attacking Tulsi's PRESENT vote as cowardice only to now twice do it herself, please keep this in mind. No bullying Members:
https://t.co/WMGLbk4DlM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 23, 2021
.@RepRashida (D-MI) opposing #IronDome funding for Israel:
"I will not support an effort to enable and support war crimes, human rights abuses, and violence."
https://t.co/2twCjbJrNH pic.twitter.com/W4zWwmnSug
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 23, 2021
.@RepTedDeutch after Rep. Tlaib:
"I cannot allow one of my colleagues to stand on floor of House and label Jewish democratic state of Israel an apartheid state...my colleague who just besmirched our ally...when there's no place on map for one Jewish state, that's anti-Semitism" pic.twitter.com/kCa5Y5W8EI
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) September 23, 2021
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie was the only Republican with the balls to vote against it.
My position of “no foreign aid” might sound extreme to some,
but I think it’s extreme to bankrupt our country and put future generations of Americans in hock to our debtors.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 23, 2021
*creditors, not debtors.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 23, 2021
From Antiwar, "House Votes to Give Israel Extra $1 Billion in Military Aid":
On Thursday, the House passed legislation that would give Israel an extra $1 billion in military aid. The measure passed with an overwhelming majority and now moves to the Senate.
The bill passed 420-9-2, with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN.), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Marie Newman (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Chuy Garcia (D-IL) voting against it.
Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) voted “present.”
US lawmakers wanted to assure Israel that the money would be delivered after the funds were stripped from a stopgap funding bill earlier this week. “While this funding would ordinarily be included in a year-end spending package, we are advancing this legislation now to demonstrate Congress’ bipartisan commitment to Israel’s security,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who introduced the bill on Wednesday.
Israel requested the additional amount in June, after its bombardment in Gaza in May, which killed over 250 Palestinians, including over 60 children. The aid is being presented as money to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system. But when it was first reported, Israeli officials said they also need the money to purchase munitions, including precision-guided munitions for the air force.
The extra $1 billion is on top of the $3.8 billion Israel gets from the US each year. Out of the $3.8 billion, $500 million is allocated for the Iron Dome and other missile defense systems. The Iron Dome is a joint project between the Israeli defense firm Rafael and the US firm Raytheon, the former employer of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
This is the "More for Israel" that Senator Lindsey Graham called for back in May after meeting with then-Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Israel currently holds $65.5 billion in US treasuries which they purchased with our money and now lend back to us with interest. That number was $41 billion in just March 2020.
As a reminder, the US army was forced to abandon its $1 billion Iron Dome missile defense system last year because Israel refused to hand over the source code that we effectively paid for by giving them over $142 billion in aid.
While Americans are losing their businesses and getting cut off from additional unemployment after getting fired for refusing to take an experimental injection from Big Pharma, Israel is adding billions to its war chest and charging us interest on our money which our overlords gave them.
Huge bipartisan vote just now in the House for H.R. 5323, the bill to provide $1b for Israel's Iron Dome air defense system. 210 Democrats and 210 Republicans voting yes. Good to see two pro-Israel parties.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 23, 2021
THREAD: By a vote of 420 to 9, the House of Representatives approved $1 billion in supplemental funding for Israel’s #IronDome missile defense system.
AIPAC appreciates the Democratic and Republican leadership for ensuring passage of this critical funding. pic.twitter.com/MZH8OM2Nss
— AIPAC - Text IRON DOME to 73075 (@AIPAC) September 23, 2021
NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caved and changed her vote from "no" to "present" before "crying" on the House floor.
NOW - Tears on the House floor: AOC appears to be crying as the House passed a $1 billion funding for Israel's Iron Dome. She voted no, then switched her vote to present last minute.pic.twitter.com/jjq3kw7R4v
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 23, 2021
As Glenn Greenwald noted, AOC pulled the exact same stunt earlier this year by voting "present" on $2 billion in funding to massively expand the Capitol police despite touting the "Defund the Police" movement for months.
While Tlaib, Omar, Bush and Pressley voted NO to fund Israel's Iron Dome (arguing they should fund it themselves), AOC voted "present", just like she voted "present" on Pelosi's $2b for the Capitol Police.
Here's what AOC said about Tulsi's "present" vote on impeachment:
https://t.co/hH7VqVLf7R pic.twitter.com/M8PvWSjMvk
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 23, 2021
But if you're angry about AOC's "present" vote on Israel's Iron Dome funding and/or want to say she's a gigantic hypocrite for attacking Tulsi's PRESENT vote as cowardice only to now twice do it herself, please keep this in mind. No bullying Members:
https://t.co/WMGLbk4DlM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 23, 2021
.@RepRashida (D-MI) opposing #IronDome funding for Israel:
"I will not support an effort to enable and support war crimes, human rights abuses, and violence."
https://t.co/2twCjbJrNH pic.twitter.com/W4zWwmnSug
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 23, 2021
.@RepTedDeutch after Rep. Tlaib:
"I cannot allow one of my colleagues to stand on floor of House and label Jewish democratic state of Israel an apartheid state...my colleague who just besmirched our ally...when there's no place on map for one Jewish state, that's anti-Semitism" pic.twitter.com/kCa5Y5W8EI
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) September 23, 2021
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie was the only Republican with the balls to vote against it.
My position of “no foreign aid” might sound extreme to some,
but I think it’s extreme to bankrupt our country and put future generations of Americans in hock to our debtors.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 23, 2021
*creditors, not debtors.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 23, 2021
From Antiwar, "House Votes to Give Israel Extra $1 Billion in Military Aid":
On Thursday, the House passed legislation that would give Israel an extra $1 billion in military aid. The measure passed with an overwhelming majority and now moves to the Senate.
The bill passed 420-9-2, with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN.), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Marie Newman (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Chuy Garcia (D-IL) voting against it.
Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) voted “present.”
US lawmakers wanted to assure Israel that the money would be delivered after the funds were stripped from a stopgap funding bill earlier this week. “While this funding would ordinarily be included in a year-end spending package, we are advancing this legislation now to demonstrate Congress’ bipartisan commitment to Israel’s security,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who introduced the bill on Wednesday.
Israel requested the additional amount in June, after its bombardment in Gaza in May, which killed over 250 Palestinians, including over 60 children. The aid is being presented as money to replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system. But when it was first reported, Israeli officials said they also need the money to purchase munitions, including precision-guided munitions for the air force.
The extra $1 billion is on top of the $3.8 billion Israel gets from the US each year. Out of the $3.8 billion, $500 million is allocated for the Iron Dome and other missile defense systems. The Iron Dome is a joint project between the Israeli defense firm Rafael and the US firm Raytheon, the former employer of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
This is the "More for Israel" that Senator Lindsey Graham called for back in May after meeting with then-Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Israel currently holds $65.5 billion in US treasuries which they purchased with our money and now lend back to us with interest. That number was $41 billion in just March 2020.
As a reminder, the US army was forced to abandon its $1 billion Iron Dome missile defense system last year because Israel refused to hand over the source code that we effectively paid for by giving them over $142 billion in aid.
While Americans are losing their businesses and getting cut off from additional unemployment after getting fired for refusing to take an experimental injection from Big Pharma, Israel is adding billions to its war chest and charging us interest on our money which our overlords gave them.
Ted Cruz on American tax payer funded financial assistance for struggling Americans: "Um, get a job?"
Ted Cruz on American tax payer funded defense for Israel: "It's only $1 billion. Not funding it is anti-semitism. Tragic."
Republican politicians are the scum of the Earth.
https://t.co/bsmSw5I69E pic.twitter.com/zqdzeU5ASa
— J A C K
F E L L (@JACKFELL1955) September 22, 2021
A poll from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in August found 50% of Americans support restricting aid to Israel versus 45% who are against.
The poll also found the overwhelming majority of Americans, 58%, prefer not to choose a side in the Israel-Palestinian conflict versus 32% who choose to side with Israel and 8% who side with the Palestinians.
Nonetheless, despite support for Israel collapsing among Americans of all political stripes in just the past two years,
our "divided" Congress is still united in selling us out!