Defund Israel
End unconditional U.S. military aid to the Israeli government and redirect funds to domestic priorities.
Why this matters.
The United States provides roughly $3.8 billion per year in military assistance to Israel under a 10-year MOU signed in 2016, plus tens of billions in supplemental appropriations. We argue this funding is incompatible with U.S. obligations under the Leahy Laws and the Foreign Assistance Act, which prohibit security assistance to units credibly implicated in gross violations of human rights. Redirecting these funds toward housing, healthcare, and climate adaptation produces measurable domestic welfare gains.
Non-partisan in application.
The Leahy Laws (22 U.S.C. § 2378d and 10 U.S.C. § 362) already require the State and Defense Departments to vet recipients of U.S. security assistance. Our position is that these statutes be enforced uniformly against every recipient nation without exception. This is a procedural, non-partisan demand: enforce existing federal law as written.
Measurable outcomes. Hard deadlines.
Zeroing out the $3.8 billion annual military aid to Israel would free roughly $38 billion over 10 years for domestic reinvestment. Redirected funds could build an estimated 475,000 units of affordable housing, fully fund CHIP for 10 million children, or retrofit 6 million homes for clean energy. Each 'yes' vote on Leahy enforcement and each supplemental rejection is a measurable, scored event in the Tracker.
The Accountability Tracker logs every recorded vote on Israel aid, Leahy-condition amendments, and NDAA supplemental packages. A 'green' rating requires co-sponsorship of conditioning legislation and zero votes for unrestricted aid. A 'red' rating triggers donor notification and primary challenger support.
Introduce standalone bill to condition all security assistance on Leahy vetting with no waiver authority.
Block supplemental appropriations for offensive military aid in annual NDAA and appropriations markup.
Secure House and Senate majority pledges; score every amendment vote in the Accountability Tracker.
Full phase-out of unconditional aid; redirect at least 50% of saved funds to HUD and HHS programs.