Shea Levin — text status

Twelve U.S. senators, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, are urging congressional leaders to strip three provisions from the 2027 defense bills that would deepen defense technology cooperation and intelligence sharing with Israel. They claim the measures would hand Israel leverage over American weapons systems. The senators also criticize Prime Minister Netanyahu's push to move the relationship from aid to a partnership model, and note that President Trump can already sign new agreements with Israel without a congressional mandate. They want all three sections dropped from the final bill.