Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-07-25 06:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Technology & AI, Tax & Budget, World News, War & Conflict, Technology
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When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Israel from a foreign aid recipient to a full-scale partner.
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