Despite History of Israeli Espionage, Bill Would Force NASA Cooperation with Israel Space Agency

A new Senate bill would bind NASA to cooperate with Israel’s Space Agency, despite the latter’s history of espionage against the United States.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and director general of the Israel Space Agency Avi Blasberger signed a joint statement to expand cooperation between the two countries. Matty Stern | U.S. Embassy Jerusalem

WASHINGTON -- A bill that was passed by the U.S. Senate in early August and is currently under consideration by the House would mandate that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) work closely with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) despite the fact that such cooperation in the past was used by Israel to steal U.S. state

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US Military Aid to Israel Set to Exceed $3.8B, or $23,000 Per Year for Every Jewish Family Living in Israel

The massive funding for Israel’s military is the result of the 2016 U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding on security assistance between the Israeli and U.S. governments, which called for annual funding of $3.8 billion — or $23,000 per year for every Jewish family living in Israel — for the next 10 years.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers his speech as U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman listen, during the opening ceremony of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. Sebastian Scheiner | AP

WASHINGTON -- In an event largely overlooked by the U.S. media, the Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would provide Israel with $3.3 billion in military aid along with over $500 million for missile defense over the course of the next year. The bill, officially titled the “United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018,” is

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