{"id":655294,"date":"2026-08-21T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655294"},"modified":"2026-08-21T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T00:05:00","slug":"poll-shows-voters-reject-us-israel-military-integration-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655294","title":{"rendered":"Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A new poll of US voters published this week offers a warning for congressional lawmakers backing a plan to deepen military ties between the\u00a0United States\u00a0and Israel, finding that a clear majority of voters oppose the proposal\u2014which some critics have\u00a0called<\/a>\u00a0“treasonous<\/strong>.“<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Data for Progress\u00a0survey<\/a>\u00a0of 1,217 likely US voters\u2014conducted August 3\u20137 for Demand Progress and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Policy Project\u2014revealed that 61% of respondents oppose legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 that would integrate Israeli weapons companies into the\u00a0Pentagon<\/a>\u00a0at a level exceeding that of any other country. That figure rose to 78% among Democrats and 73% among independents.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis poll is a flashing red warning sign for any member of Congress who supports the defense authorization bill,\u201d <\/strong>Demand Progress senior policy adviser Cavan Kharrazian said in a\u00a0statement<\/a>. \u201cA clear majority of voters do not support further integrating the Israeli military and Israeli military companies into the Pentagon, which the NDAA is set to do<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives\u00a0voted<\/a>\u00a0last month 216-212, mostly along party lines, in favor of a record $1.15 trillion NDAA<\/strong>. The\u00a0military spending<\/a>\u00a0bill contains Section 219, a provision that would create a US\u2013Israel Defense\u00a0Technology<\/a>\u00a0Cooperation Initiative, accelerating joint defense research, development, testing, and integration of technologies including\u00a0artificial intelligence<\/a>, missile defense, and counter-drone systems.<\/p>\n

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and\u00a0Ro Khanna<\/a>\u00a0(D-Calif.) submitted an amendment to strip Section 219 from the NDAA. The measure failed to pass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Congresswoman\u00a0Ilhan Omar<\/a>\u00a0(D-Minn.), who voted against the NDAA, described Section 219 as \u201can outrageous threat to our country\u2019s security and autonomy<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Senate version of the military spending authorization bill has a related provision\u2014Section 1217, the United States-Israel FUTURES Act\u2014and the two chambers will need to reconcile their NDAA legislation before the final language is decided. Reconciliation is not expected to occur before November at the earliest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time for Congress to listen to the American people for once, and not the same voices who always want to cut Israel a blank check,\u201d Kharrazian said. That \u201cblank check\u201d has totaled\u00a0more than $174 billion<\/a>\u00a0in non-inflation-adjusted aid since the modern state of Israel was founded in 1948<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The new poll found that 57% of respondents believe the Israeli military and Israeli weapons companies should not receive increased access to\u00a0US military<\/a>\u00a0systems. Fifty-one percent said Israel benefits more from the US-Israel relationship, compared with just 12% who said the United States benefits more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although Republican voters support the Pentagon provision by a 16-point margin, when asked about it without additional context, they are considerably less enthusiastic about the idea of granting any foreign military special access, opposing it 62%-27%.<\/p>\n

Forty percent of surveyed voters said they believe that the US-Israeli relationship is \u201ctoo close,\u201d compared with 42% who say it is \u201cabout right.\u201d Among Democrats, 56% say relations are too close, versus just 23% who say about right. Twenty-two percent of\u00a0Republicans<\/a>\u00a0and 43% of Independents said US-Israeli relations are too close.<\/p>\n

Asked if they think President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0is too supportive of Israel\u2019s\u00a0right-wing<\/a>\u00a0government, 49% said yes, compared with only 33% who said the president is giving Israel the right amount of backing and just 8% who believe he\u2019s not giving the key ally enough support.<\/p>\n

Respondents\u2019 views of Israel itself have deteriorated markedly, with 44% saying they now view the country less favorably than they did three years ago<\/strong>\u2014compared with just 17% who say their views have improved amid the war of annihilation in\u00a0Gaza<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0United Nations<\/a>\u00a0experts,\u00a0human rights<\/a>\u00a0groups, and a South Africa-led case currently before the\u00a0International Court of Justice<\/a>\u00a0call a\u00a0genocide<\/a>, as well as the wider Israeli occupation, colonization,\u00a0ethnic cleansing<\/a>, and\u00a0apartheid<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Palestine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking only at the past six months, 41% of respondents said their view of Israel has become less favorable, versus 16% who say it has become more favorable. Among Democrats, the split is 56%-13%; among Independents it\u2019s 42%-11%.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael is a nation committing genocide that just dragged the American people into a disastrous war that is still hitting our pocketbooks,\u201d IMEU Policy Project executive director Margaret DeReus said, referring to the Iran War. \u201cSenators take an oath to do what is best for the American people above all; to uphold that oath, they must scrap this ridiculous proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the height of absurdity,\u201d<\/strong> DeReus added, \u201cthat Congress is even considering a proposal to become more entangled with the Israeli military and use our tax dollars to subsidize their weapons companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
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