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- A State Department spokesperson told Vox that the Leahy Law applies to all countries, including Israel, and that the agency is meeting the requirements under the law.
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Mar 26, 2024 · FADEL: Now, Patrick Leahy, the Vermont senator who this law is named for, says the U.S. is breaking this law by continuing to provide Israel with military aid during this war in Gaza. Is...
6 days ago · Since the Leahy law was passed, not a single Israeli security force unit has been deemed ineligible for U.S. aid, despite repeated, credible reports of gross violations of human rights and a...
The Addison County IndependentGuest editorial: The Leahy Law should be applied to Israel - Addison Independent
VERMONT NATIVE PATRICK Leahy, shown in his Burlington office on Monday, was the youngest and longest-serving U.S. Senator in Vermont history before retiring in January 2023. In...Guatemala and ...
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- Washington Post
Opinion | I created the Leahy law. It should be applied to Israel.
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Apr 27, 2024 · To that end, however, the Leahy Law and its potential implication would not even cover at least half of the military assistance received by Israel. The majority of U.S. military aid to Israel is via "foreign military financing" — effectively the U.S. giving Israel money to purchase U.S. equipment.
- Ben Samuels
- ben.samuels@haaretz.co.il
Mar 26, 2024 · BLAHA: The Leahy law does not apply where there has been accountability for those things. And some of them, there has been - in most of them, no. FADEL: Most of the U.S.-made weapons that go to Israel aren't foreign aid.
Apr 22, 2024 · how does the leahy law work? The law requires an automatic cutoff of aid to a military unit if the State Department finds credible evidence that it has committed gross abuses. A second Leahy law says the same for Defense Department training of foreign militaries.
Dec 22, 2023 · A State Department spokesperson told Vox that the Leahy Law applies to all countries, including Israel, and that the agency is meeting the requirements under the law.
May 6, 2024 · Washington gives Israel about $3.3 billion of foreign military financing every year, which is subject to the Leahy Law. Arms sales are not subject to the Leahy Law because they are considered to be commercial transactions, not assistance.
