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2026-07-16 06:24:12
[US House Rejects Proposal to Cut Military Aid to Israel, Deepening Divide Within the Democratic Party] 1. The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to cut military aid to Israel by a vote of 314 to 104. The vote shows that the vast majority of members supported maintaining the current level of security aid to Israel. 2. The amendment received 104 votes, including 103 Democratic members and 1 Republican member. If passed, the proposal would have cut billions of dollars in annual security aid to Israel, but it was widely believed that the amendment had little chance of becoming law. 3. Although the proposal failed, the vote reflects a widening divide within the Democratic Party on its stance on supporting Israel. This division could potentially influence the future direction of US Middle East policy.
