US Democrat lawmaker pushes to remove Israel integration clause from defense bill

A California Democratic lawmaker is urging colleagues to strip Section 219, which would deepen US-Israel military integration, from the annual defense bill as Congress finalizes it. This signals intra-party friction on Israel policy ahead of the new Congress, but the provision's fate remains uncertain.

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