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On Senate Floor, Rosen Urges Colleagues to Approve Unconditional Aid to Israel

Published December 6, 2023 | Video Starts at 04:36

It also replenishes our own defense stocks that have been drawn down to support Israel in this time of need. And To my knowledge, Congress has never used conditions on security assistance in order to strong arm Israel. And now is not the time to start. Conditions would undermine Israel's ability to defend itself and would send a signal to the world that America's support for our ally is weakening. (04:36–04:45)

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Asserts that Congress has not previously used conditions on security assistance to pressure Israel.

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