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      NEWS & VIEWS
 

                                             June 19, 2026

        KEEPING OUR EYES WIDE OPEN TO SECTION 224  
                  of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

As reported in the last edition of N&V, Congress is moving to intertwine the US and Israeli militaries, rather than just provide “support.”  Section 224 of the FY2027 defense bill would fold Israeli weapons and technology straight into US military systems — giving the Zionist movement additional powers over the US military pipelines and strategies.  Read the full breakdown — the money, the confiscation orders, and what Section 224 actually does.  In short:

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK: As the Trump administration advances planning with Israel, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have both advanced the FY2027 NDAA, which contain provisions to systematically embed Israeli weapons makers in Pentagon procurement.

  • The United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative would establish a non-Senate-confirmed Pentagon Executive Agent (EA) to synchronize and accelerate the embedding of Israeli weapons manufacturers into Pentagon contracting.

  • This sets the stage for the co-development and co-production model described above by creating a framework that facilitates the funneling of US taxpayer money to Israeli weapons manufacturers.

Mondoweiss provides another perspective HERE.

Another bill is being introduced calling for consolidation of U.S. and Israeli intelligence outfits:

 
     
                PROTEST THESE BILLS!  CALL NY SENATORS.
             WHERE DOES JOSH RILEY STAND ON THIS VOTE?



Israel is CRUSHING the West Bank 

Chokehold: Countering Israel’s Grip on the West Bank Economy, published by the International Crisis Group, addresses the West Bank economy, which Israel has long disrupted, increasingly in dire straits. Palestinian society survives, but in a state of grinding immiseration. Absent remedies, the result will likely be a loss of hope and a growing risk of instability and greater violence.

One instance of mounting Israeli pressure is the Israeli Medical Association report of “ongoing severe damage” to the healthcare system in the West Bank.  Amira Hass reports in Haaretz on 6/14, that the damage is due to Israel’s withholding customs revenues from the Palestinian Authority. The funding shortfall has left the Palestinian Health Ministry unable to pay full salaries to many public-sector healthcare workers and has contributed to mounting debts, with government hospitals and clinics operating at reduced capacity.  Elective and semi-urgent procedures (necessary but not immediately life-saving) have been suspended for more than a year, and some patients have suffered complications, others have died while waiting for treatment.

“Palestinians Dying for Work.”  This +972 article documents the outcome of Israel shutting its borders to West Bank laborers after Oct.7.  Desperation for work means thousands are finding a way in and Israeli police keep shooting them.




A new Israeli military base built on a hill overlooking Jubat Al-Khashab, Syria on June 9, 2026.                                                                    Photo by Cian Ward.

Meanwhile in Syria:

Ceasefires and Construction: satellite images reveal how Israel is cementing its presence in Lebanon and Syria.  Israel has developed a string of military bases at strategic locations in newly occupied territory from the Mediterranean to the Yarmouk River. Sources say it looks like they’re here to stay.

“They Stole our Home and Our Life:  Israel permanently displaces Syrians in Quneitra.”  The new Israeli bases become the launch points for local raids. On June 7, five young men were snatched from their home just outside their village. Four were reportedly released after several hours of questioning, but one remains unaccounted for. A recent UN report, citing Syrian authorities, found that at least 250 Syrians have been arrested by Israel since 2024, with 50 still detained inside Israel.



Recommended Articles and Media

The battle for Al-Aqsa: How Israel is reshaping the status quo.

What is Israel’s Ben Gurion canal plan and why Gaza matters.   Debate about a long-discussed economic opportunity known as the Ben Gurion Canal Project has surfaced online. The project, conceived in the late 1960s, sought to create an alternative route to the Suez Canal through Gaza. This article delves into the historical context, significance and geopolitics surrounding the Project.
 

“Every Moment Is A Life,” by Palestinian-American scientist, writer and activist Susan Abulhawa, is a powerful new anthology featuring 18 Palestinian writers she worked with during multiple trips to Gaza amid the genocide.  Abulawa is interviewed by Adam Horowitz HERE.

“We Will Rebuild Gaza,”  an inspiring Youtube video by Ahmed Abu Amsha. 

Quote of the Week

"Israel is in the Dangerous Twilight Days of Netanyahu's Rule" 
 [Haaretz, 6/18/26]

“On the agenda, besides of course the option of sabotaging the election: pushing the West Bank into a third intifada. The means: intensifying pogroms in Palestinian villages and armed-escort trips to shrines, “counterterrorism” operations in refugee camps, and igniting Jerusalem’s Old City and Temple Mount. And, at the same time, maintaining and fanning the flames in Lebanon and Gaza. And maybe even an attack on Iran, in the spirit of the Battle of the Bulge.This man can drag us to Masada and then escape to Miami. Don’t say you weren’t warned.”

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