FMEP’s Lara Friedman &
Rebecca Abou-chedid
…the evidence that the Squad’s critics are anti-Palestinian is far stronger than the evidence that the Squad is anti-Jewish. The reason this bigotry goes undiscussed is because, in mainstream American discourse, the word ‘anti-Palestinian’ barely exists. It is absent not because anti-Palestinian bigotry is rare but because it is ubiquitous. It is absent precisely because, if the concept existed, almost everyone in Congress would be guilty of it, except for a tiny minority of renegade progressives who are regularly denounced as antisemites.”
1. Bills, Resolutions & Letters
(FY22 SFOPS) HR 4373 (report): Following House Appropriations subcommittee/committee hearings,
US to evacuate thousands of Afghan helpers as Afghanistan teeters on the brink of all-out civil war
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Tactical Wheeled Vehicles: Army Should Routinely Update Strategy and Improve Communication with Industry
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Democrats advance their national security agenda in the House
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Aaron Mehta on July 12, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Guam is vital to the long-term strategy for US INDO-PACOM command. (US Air Force)
WASHINGTON: House Appropriators are threatening to cut off funding for the Guam-based missile defense program, while increasing overall defense procurement spending in favor of research dollars.
The House Appropriations Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss and mark up its version of the defense budget, but a preliminary version calls for cutting research, defense test and evaluation (RDT&E) funding by almost $1.6 billion and plugging another $1.74 billion towards procurement needs. The HAC-D also seeks to cut $487 million from personnel costs and add $696 million to operations and maintenance accounts.