Reject expansion of U.S.-Israeli military cooperation in the NDAA!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to call on the NDAA conferees to remove the "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative" from the National Defense Authorization Act. If this provision remains in the NDAA, we urge you to vote No on the legislation.
The U.S. should be ending its military support for Israel as it commits genocidal violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. Congress should not be deepening this military relationship, especially not in a way that removes public accountability from U.S. military aid to Israel. This measure would call for the U.S. and Israel to co-produce weapons, coordinate AI technology for military purposes, meld together the U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex, and so much more.
Lawmakers in Congress are trying to massively expand military cooperation between the United States and Israel. And they're hoping the public won't notice.
A provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) calls for the U.S. and Israel to co-produce weapons, coordinate AI tech for war, and meld together into a combined U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex.1 It's a shadowy attempt to obscure military support for Israel in a bill that must pass every year.
Israel is committing genocidal violence in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon. Yet, lawmakers are trying to make military cooperation with Israel a core, legally-binding aspect of U.S. defense policy — and a vote will happen SOON.
Sign the petition: Remove the "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative" from the NDAA now! Block deeper military ties between the U.S. and Israel.
The "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative" would dramatically expand military, research, and data cooperation between the U.S. and Israel. It would also weaken government oversight of military support for Israel, making the military relationship between the two countries even less transparent.2
A Demand Progress poll found that a majority of voters, including 78% of Democrats and 73% of independents, oppose giving Israeli military companies special access to U.S. military systems, tech, and supply chains. That means a vast majority of voters reject this dangerous NDAA provision.3
"The United States cannot keep bankrolling the violence in Gaza and the West Bank," said Senator Bernie Sanders.4 The U.S. government has sent Israel tens of billions of taxpayer dollars and weapons just over the last few years.
As Congress prepares to vote on the military budget, we must show our deep opposition to expanding cooperation with the Israeli military even further.
Sign the petition: Oppose U.S.-Israeli military cooperation in the NDAA!
Sources:
- Responsible Statecraft, "Congress quietly moves to integrate U.S. and Israeli militaries," May 29, 2026.
- Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, "The Disappearing Aid Check: The Future of US–Israel Defense Support," May 26, 2026.
- Demand Progress, "New Poll: Voters Oppose Integrating Israeli Military into Pentagon," August 18, 2026.
- Senator Bernie Sanders on X, "The United States cannot keep bankrolling..." September 29, 2026.