Congressional Proposal Could Deepen US Complicity

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image US President Donald Trump (center-right) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center-left) during a bilateral meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. © 2025 Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Buried in the US$1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act is a provision that would deepen US military cooperation with Israel while walling that cooperation off from further congressional oversight.Section 219 (formerly section 224) creates the role of an “executive agent” focused on folding Israeli technology…

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