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Ben Freeman

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Director, Democratizing Foreign Policy @quincyinst. Foreign influence, $ in politics. Co-author of The Trillion Dollar War Machine (order at link in bio).

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May 29, 2026
"At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before." Her...
SummaryCongress has proposed Section 224 in the 2027 NDAA, which would dramatically expand U.S.-Israel military cooperation through joint weapons production, AI development, and data sharing—moving from traditional aid to deep defense integration. This proposal comes despite public skepticism about unconditional Israel support and concerns about Israeli military actions in Gaza, raising questions about democratic accountability and the influence of military-industrial interests in U.S. policy.13 tweets2 min read