Top House Democrats vow to oppose bid to cut US military aid to Israel
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#76ZYK)
House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls amendment overly broad' as party grapples with backlash over Israel
Top House Democrats split on Tuesday over a proposal to block aid for Israel's military, with two of the party's highest-ranking lawmakers saying they will oppose the effort while the chair of the progressive caucus encouraged his colleagues to back the defunding.
The debate over an amendment introduced by Republican congressman Thomas Massie to halt $3.3bn in aid for Israel - the majority of which would go to its military - comes as Democrats grapple with a rebellion among their voters over the party's support for the Middle Eastern ally, which has fueled the defeats of a series of congressional incumbents in recent primaries.
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