An expanded U.S.-Israeli military partnership?
An expanded U.S.-Israeli military partnership? Not on our watch.
- Sun, Jun 14 2026 at 8:09 AM
Mark: Just this week, the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency raised the threat of Israeli government spying on U.S. officials to its highest level. Meanwhile, Congress is simultaneously considering to all but fuse the Pentagon and IDF, giving the Israeli government special privileges available to NO other country. You're not alone if you think this is totally backwards.
It all comes down to a provision buried in the 504-page House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Section 224.
If Section 224 — which Israeli PM Netanyahu has called "my plan"[1] — is enacted, we could see increased taxpayer dollars funding Israeli weapons manufacturers, collaboration on AI-powered warfare, massive privacy concerns, and so much more.
Not on our watch, Mark. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) are leading the charge to strip this provision out of the NDAA. It’s a critical step, but with weapons contractors and powerful special interest groups rallying support, they’re facing an uphill battle.
That’s where we come in. Win Without War has both the policy expertise to convince decision-makers on Capitol Hill, relationships with movement partners, and the power of grassroots activists who can help make this provision politically toxic. We’ll have to work fast:
Most people have never heard of Section 224. The lobbyists who wrote it are counting on that, because if they have their way, we’ll face a Pentagon-IDF intelligence and tech alliance that may be near impossible to undo.
Rep. Sara Jacobs put it plainly:
“If any other country in the world had been credibly accused of violating U.S. and international law again and again, of killing tens of thousands of civilians, of blocking food and medicine from reaching a starving population, we would not be moving to deepen and permanently expand our military ties with them.”[2]
Unfortunately, this provision slipped through the House Armed Services Committee’s NDAA markup, and now the Senate Armed Services Committee is engaged in closed-door negotiations.
That’s why our job is to get the word out to make sure lawmakers, journalists, and the people know exactly what's at stake — and work as hard and fast as we can to ensure this measure is left on the cutting room floor.
As champions in Congress speak out, this fight is crossing party lines and opening up a window of opportunity to keep Section 224 out of the final NDAA. Now, we need to seize the moment alongside them, take up the mantle, and rally support in the media, across the public, and on Capitol Hill to reject a dangerous military partnership expansion.
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
- The Washington Post, "Netanyahu backs GOP effort to end U.S. military aid to Israel"
- Truthout, "House Rejects Ro Khanna’s Effort to Block US-Israel Military Integration"
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