AIPAC Lauds Senate For Additional Foreign Aid, Anti-BDS Action For Israel
Source: Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee lauded the approval of additional foreign aid to Israel on Thursday an increase it lobbied for by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The committee included provisions in next year's Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill which provide "$3.4 billion in security assistance to Israel, a $300 million increase over last years funding," the lobby said in a statement.
"Importantly, at the urging of Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), the Committee also voted to include in the measure the Combating BDS Act of 2016, which he co-authored along with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), to provide critical protection for states that take action to oppose boycotts against Israel," the statement added.
The Combat BDS Act smoothed the wheels for state and local governments to legislate against the boycott, divestment and sanctioning of the Jewish state.
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