Measure To Protect Israel From Global Arms Restrictions Tucked Into $901 Billion NDAA

A new measure to bolster weapons supplies for Israel and protect it from global arms restrictions is tucked into the massive $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which congressional leaders unveiled on Monday.

Page 1,269 of the roughly 3,000-page document details the new amendment, which requires the US secretaries of war and state, as well as the director of national intelligence, to conduct reviews of the impact of “the scope, nature, and impact on Israel’s defense capabilities of current and emerging arms embargoes, sanctions, restrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign countries or by international organizations.”

The US officials are also required to assess the “resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in Israel’s security posture against shared regional adversaries, such as Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, and its ability to maintain its qualitative military edge.”