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The Sudan Claims Resolution Act follows the removal of the Northeast African country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism after it recently agreed to normalize ties with Israel.
“It will not be enough to simply continue insisting on a firewall,” said JINSA president and CEO Michael Makovsky.
AIPAC commended moves “for including significant pro-Israel provisions” that “will help Israel protect itself against continuing security threats.”
The proposed sale, worth $23.37 billion, includes 50 F-35 Lightning II aircraft, 18 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Systems and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.
Several Jewish congressional members are expected to retain prominent leadership roles in the 117th Congress.
They warn that short-, medium- and long-range ballistic missiles could reach Puerto Rico, the Caribbean Sea, “Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama and U.S. oil rigs” in the Gulf of Mexico.
If the deal goes through, the UAE would be the second country in the Middle East after Israel to have the advanced fighter jets.
Issues focus on far-left and far-right threats in the United States, as well as Israel’s security and reactions to the elimination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
“Congress has an obligation to make sure that the most sophisticated U.S. weaponry be limited to our use and that of our most trusted allies,” said Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
An interfaith coalition calls for quadrupling the annual allocation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $360 million for 2021.
The sale of F-35 fighter jets comes in the aftermath of the United Arab Emirates normalizing ties with the Jewish state.
She will be the second Supreme Court justice and 35th person to do so, an honor for those who have significantly impacted American life.
