US and Israel Military Integration: What NDAA Vote Does and Does Not Do

Photo: President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, December 29, 2025, at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Ellie Cook. Newsweek – July 23, 2026.

U.S. lawmakers have passed a version of the huge defense spending policy bill that will determine next year’s funding and priorities for the Pentagon, despite concerns from several Democrats that it will deepen certain links with Israel. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for the 2027 fiscal year by 216 votes to 212 on Wednesday. It authorizes more than $1 trillion in military spending, further pulling the U.S. ahead as the world’s biggest defense spender, and comes shortly after Defense Secretary […]

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