The National Jewish Democratic Council is blasting the GOP after more than half of the House Republicans voted against the foreign aid bill.
Last night over half of House Republicans voted against $2.2 billion in aid to Israel,"said NJDC executive director Ira Forman. "Such votes clearly don't support a strong and secure Israel. The House GOP is continuing a disturbing trend of returning to their isolationist roots and a lack of an enlightened foreign policy. We remember in 2007, 164 House Republicans rebuffed the pro-Israel community and voted against billions in aid to Israel. Here they go again."
Unfortunately, if our entire foreign aid becomes a victim of partisan gamesmanship, it does not bode well for essential U.S. aid to Israel," said Forman. "Let's hope this pattern does not continue."
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