Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries

Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 17:48 As much of the world draws a line in the sand with Israel over the genocide in Gaza, Washington nears unchecked collaboration A relative carries the body of Palestinian child Ameera al-Masri, who was killed along with her parents and all three of her siblings in an Israeli air strike on their apartment in Gaza City, on 21 July 2026 (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) Off When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1. 5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Israel from a foreign aid recipient to a full-scale partner. Future presidents would not be able to simply withdraw from such a project.