Some of the most liberal House Democrats objected to the provision, saying they would vote against the comprehensive spending bill.
Despite a long tradition in the US Congress of both sides’ strong support for the Jewish state, Republicans have led Democrats to label them as anti-Israeli, to which Washington sends billions of dollars in aid each year.
For the illiterate, the Iron Dome was built to deal with mortars and rockets fired at Israel at relatively close range by terrorists in Gaza/Hamas and by anti-Israeli agents in Lebanon. hezbollah.
Twitter remained completely polarized on the issue and many questions were raised about whether Israeli citizens do not have the right to live and defend themselves.
The Iron Dome is a defensive system used by one of our closest allies to save civilian lives. It needs to be refilled… https://t.co/iqaTLxbsv3
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) 1632245510000
It is amazing to see all these people coming out in favor of the US funded iron dome for Gaza. After all, there is only one moral… https://t.co/RQeAB2DSZs
– Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) 1632251432000
a fact-based formula
The Iron Dome is a purely *defensive* system – it protects civilians when hundreds of rockets are fired at the population ce… https://t.co/4na2X86pxA
— Rep. Alyssa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) 1632249263000
‘Those who oppose the Iron Dome are anti-Semitic’
Iron dome saved countless lives from rockets fired at Israel by Hamas terrorists..it seems you care less… https://t.co/WMAN0Adav1
— — Yosef Haddad (@YosephHaddad) 163236980000
Sad. The Dem leadership surrendered to the anti-Semitic Left. They hate Israel so much that Dems are snatching $1B… https://t.co/x1lSuDDohW
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) 1632248262000
‘Iron Dome saved the lives of both Jews and Muslims’
The Iron Dome has saved the lives of countless Israelis, both Jewish and Muslim. And it has saved Palestine to a large extent… https://t.co/kVwKLCeszt
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) 1632371083000
Each flash is destroying a rocket destined for the Iron Dome civilians. Each rocket could kill Jews or Arabs. T… https://t.co/sn0iBwS8MT
— AIPAC — text from Iron Dome 73075 (@AIPAC) 1632255882000
‘Stopping funding for the Iron Dome hurts both Israel and the Palestinians’
Withholding funding for the Iron Dome could harm Israel and Palestinians alike. If Israel can’t protect its citizens… https://t.co/pioPgFZpRo
— Dennis Ross (@AmbDennisRoss) 1632263334000
And, the Iron Dome saves countless Palestinian lives, especially in Gaza. This allows Israel to respond to Rocket et… https://t.co/6sCSABbrHH
— Katie Pavlich (@katie Pavlich) 1632256795000
‘funding’ Taliban But not Israel
We just gave the Taliban billions of dollars in US weapons and now the Democrats have pulled out the funds… https://t.co/DFfFEtMnYa
— lauren boebert (@laurenboebert) 1632316853000
The Democrats have just blocked my bill to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. It’s only coming in a few hours… https://t.co/Ge4LFuc3qS
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) 1632254031000
‘Democrat’ socialist squad Will destabilize the Middle East
Last spring, 4,400 rockets launched by Hamas were fired at Israel. Iron Dome saved countless innocent lives… https://t.co/HKQRmODJnP
— Catalina Lough (@Catalina Lough) 1632354366000
‘From being a spokesman for Hamas to firing rockets at Jews’
Liberals hate the idea of Jews being able to defend themselves. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have passed away from existence… https://t.co/7caYcGrPPh
— Josh Mandel (@JoshMandelOhio) 16322562290000
‘Hamas got its US Congress seat’
I didn’t know Hamas got its US Congressional seat, but here we are https://t.co/L2Rrz5YNye
— Trinity’s VP of Hakeem Jeffries Fan Club (@TrinityMustache) 16323693970000
People on the other side of the spectrum believed that the US had no business helping Israel.
There’s nothing “defensive” about giving the Israeli regime an extra $1 *billion* to spend on subjugation… https://t.co/4eowMyLdMK
— Mohamed Al-Kurd (@m7mdkurd) 1632353631000
‘Where is the iron dome for Gaza’
Where is the Iron Dome for Gaza? https://t.co/59ki7c6pPX
— Kari (@MoutyMamita) 163233890000
It raises the question of why Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and East Jerusalem do not deserve their own defeat… https://t.co/d8IhmNjSdk
— Mairav Zonszin (@MairavZ) 1632251644000
‘Israel must pay the price for its defence’
Can’t Israel buy an iron dome? Why are we paying for this?
— Ryan Grimm (@ryangrim) 1632277435000
‘Keep a level playing field’
The same people who insist that “money can be exchanged” to justify placing Gaza in a state of permanent humanitarian crisis… https://t.co/y4cwVjufpM
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) 1632252173000
‘simple as that’
Gaza already has an iron dome system called: “No firing on Israel” https://t.co/W6AiAorr6A
— Edin — (@AdinHaykin1) 1632310379000
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