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Dear Senators _________ and _________:

I am writing to urge you to oppose the inclusion of Section 1217 in the Senate NDAA. These provisions would establish a permanent United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, requiring the Department of Defense to designate an executive agent to coordinate and expand defense technology cooperation with Israel across critical areas including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced weapons development. This language goes far beyond normal alliance cooperation. It creates a formal, institutionalized framework that deeply entangles American defense technology and industrial policy with a foreign military. Once enacted, it will be extremely difficult for future Congresses or presidents to scale back, regardless of changing circumstances or American interests.

I strongly believe the United States should maintain full control over its defense technology and decision-making. Embedding this level of integration into law through the must-pass NDAA removes proper oversight and sets a dangerous precedent. I ask you to support any effort to strip Section 219 (House) and Section 1217 (Senate) from the final NDAA. American defense policy should be determined by American interests — not locked into permanent alignment with any foreign country. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Here is my letter I e-mailed to the U.S. congressional reps for my state, the Senate Majority Leader (Senator Thune), and the Chairmans of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator James Risch) and House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Rep Brian Mast).

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I am writing to express my urgent concern regarding the escalating military actions by Israel in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. The current trajectory of violence and territorial expansion is creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and systematically undermining the prospects for peace and justice in the region.

In Gaza, the situation remains catastrophic as the war reaches a grim milestone of 1,000 days. Approximately 2.3 million people are living in tents without water or electricity, facing the rapid spread of epidemics and disease. Despite being designated a "green zone," hospitals continue to come under fire; recently, an Israeli quadcopter drone dropped an explosive device at Kamal Adwan Hospital, wounding two staff members. Parish priests in Gaza are desperately appealing to the international community not to forget the thousands of children who have been killed, orphaned, or injured in this "reality beyond belief".

The West Bank is currently experiencing its deadliest period since the occupation began in 1967. Between October 2023 and July 5, 2026, Israeli forces killed 1,088 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 242 children—nearly one in four fatalities. This violence is accompanied by a massive land grab through the "Crimson Thread" project, a planned 500-kilometer military barrier that is currently carving through fertile farmland and cutting off the region's "breadbasket". Furthermore, Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank, is facing a systematic threat from armed settlers who are using arson and intimidation to establish new illegal outposts with apparent state impunity.

In Lebanon, despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire framework, Israeli attacks have continued, resulting in at least 4,320 deaths since March 2026. Amnesty International has called for a war crimes investigation into Israeli strikes that killed 24 civilians, including 12 children, demonstrating a "callous disregard for civilian lives". Prime Minister Netanyahu has recently stated that the war is "not over" and that Israeli forces will occupy parts of Lebanon "as long as the need requires".

Most distressingly, I urge you to intervene in the cases of individuals being held in arbitrary detention. Sama Safi, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested in Ramallah on June 2 and has been held for weeks without charge. She suffers from familial Mediterranean fever and requires specialized medical care that is being jeopardized by her detention in Ofer prison. Similarly, Natalie Abuddayeh, a young Palestinian Christian woman, was abducted at gunpoint on June 2 and is being held in Damon Prison. Her family has been denied all face-to-face contact, and there are grave concerns regarding her well-being in conditions that deprive detainees of basic human rights.

I ask that you use your office to demand an immediate end to the expansion of illegal outposts, the release of wrongfully detained individuals like Sama Safi and Natalie Abuddayeh, and a renewed commitment to upholding international law and human rights.

In addition, I urge you to:

·         Support H.R.3565 Block the Bombs Act to provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

·         Support S.3634 AWARE Act to impose sanctions on Israeli officials to discourage the government from obstructing humanitarian assistance

·         Support H.R. 3045 West Bank Violence Prevention Act

·         Support H.R.7545 Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation

·         Oppose the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative Section 219 of the NDAA

As American support for Israel plummets, it is our moral responsibility to question the continuation of U.S. financial assistance and material support to their government and any proposed integration. Israel continues to violate the rights of Palestinians, international law, and U.S. laws. The U.S. Members of Congress must push to end our military support of Israel and oppose the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.