US House Passes Amendment to NDAA Regarding the National Defense ofIsrael?Kimberly Paxton It is the policy of the United States to take all necessary steps to ensure that Israel possesses and maintains an independent capability to remove existential threats to its security and defend its vital national interests. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), and passed overwhelmingly with a vote of 315-108. It will go for a vote by the Senate next, and then cross the desk of President Obama before it becomes a law that Israel can remove existential threats on the American taxpayers dime. It is also important to note that while the city of Detroit defaulted on $2.5 billion of debt this week, this amendment promises to triple the request for missile defense cooperation funding for Israel from $96 million to $284 million. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 