22. How Iron Dome funding split the Democratic Party on Israel

09/27/21 • 44 min

On Thursday of this past week, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would give Israel an additional $1 billion dollars in military aid for its missile defense system known as the Iron Dome.

Progressives in the House had earlier managed to strip the bill as an attachment to a must-pass government funding bill known as a continuing resolution. In response, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer put the legislation on the floor as a stand-alone bill without going through the normal committee process, or what is called regular order.

I spoke to Beth Miller, Senior Government Affairs Manager at JVP Action, about the political maneuvering that brought the bill to floor and to it’s ultimate passage.

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House overwhelmingly approves Iron Dome funding in 420-9 vote – https://mondoweiss.net/2021/09/house-overwhelmingly-approves-iron-dome-funding-in-420-9-vote/

Just 9 votes — but ‘bitter’ House debate is an advance for progressive stance on Israel – https://mondoweiss.net/2021/09/just-9-votes-but-bitter-house-debate-is-an-advance-for-progressive-stance-on-israel/

No, Iron Dome doesn’t save Palestinian lives, by Khaled Elgindy – https://www.mei.edu/publications/no-iron-dome-doesnt-save-palestinian-lives

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I spoke to Beth Miller, Senior Government Affairs Manager at JVP Action, about the political maneuvering that brought the bill to floor and to it’s ultimate passage.

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Follow Beth Miller on Twitter – https://twitter.com/bethavemiller

House overwhelmingly approves Iron Dome funding in 420-9 vote – https://mondoweiss.net/2021/09/house-overwhelmingly-approves-iron-dome-funding-in-420-9-vote/

No, Iron Dome doesn’t save Palestinian lives, by Khaled Elgindy – https://www.mei.edu/publications/no-iron-dome-doesnt-save-palestinian-lives

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21. The changing role of Palestine in Canadian politics

Michael Arria and Dave Reed speak with Michael Bueckert, the Vice-President of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. The organization just published a voting guide ahead of the upcoming Canadian elections. He updated us on the politics of Palestine in the Great White North.

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CJPME’s 2021 Election guide – https://www.cjpme.org/elections_guide_2021

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23. A conversation with Sam Bahour

Today we have a conversation with Sam Bahour. Sam is a Palestinian-American businessman, born in Youngstown, Ohio, and now living in Ramallah, Palestine. He is currently an independent director at the Arab Islamic Bank, a policy analyst at Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network, and an advisory board member of the Open Society Foundations’ Middle East and North America Office.

He spoke to Mondoweiss founder and senior editor Phil Weiss.

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