{"id":92381,"date":"2022-01-12T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=92381"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T08:12:08","slug":"20-05-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=92381","title":{"rendered":"Major Jewish Groups Urge Senate to Take Immediate Action to Replenish Iron Dome"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Major Jewish Groups Urge Senate to Take Immediate Action to Replenish Iron Dome<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

JNS News Service<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Iron Dome intercepts rockets launched from Gaza. May 10, 2021<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A dozen major Jewish organizations spanning the religious and political spectrum are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly approve funding for the replenishment of Israel\u2019s Iron Dome air-defense system.<\/span><\/p>\n

The House of Representatives overwhelming approved (420-9) legislation last September to provide $1 billion in funds, but the legislation has since stalled in the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter, which was spearheaded by the American Jewish Congress and Jewish Council for Public Affairs, calls on Senate leaders Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to move the measure forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs American Jewish organizations dedicated to maintaining strong support for Israel\u2019s security, we implore you to not allow any more needless delays in passing this legislation. Every day that goes by without this funding is one more day of danger and insecurity for the Israeli people,\u201d the groups said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other groups include Agudath Israel of America, Ameinu, B\u2019nai B\u2019rith International, Hadassah, Israel Policy Forum, Jewish Women International, Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative Movement), Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Union for Reform Judaism and Zionist Organization of America.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jewish groups said they are \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d by maneuvers to delay the consideration of H.R. 5323 by the full Senate, which \u201cweakens our entire nation\u2019s commitment to our Israeli ally\u2019s security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Iron Dome system came under heavy use during the May 2021 conflict with Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza Strip when more than 4,000 rockets were fired on Israel. The Iron Dome intercepted nearly 90 percent of them. The system, which the United States helped to develop, can cost as much as $80,000 per use.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRebuilding the supply of interceptor missiles takes time, due to the relatively slow manufacturing process, with cost being an inhibitor. On the other hand, terror groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and PIJ [Palestinian Islamic Jihad] use less sophisticated rockets that are manufactured quickly, at a much lower cost, but that are no less deadly,\u201d said the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

In September, funding for Iron Dome became a point of controversy in the House when it was removed by a larger spending bill over objections by progressive Democrats.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Democratic leaders in the House quickly introduced a standalone measure that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. However, the bill was blocked from being passed in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who stated that he would not vote for the funding unless its cost was not offset by cuts elsewhere, specifically suggesting re-appropriating foreign aid the administration intends to provide to humanitarian groups in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe as American Jews believe that Israel has no better friend or partner than the United States, and we are proud to be supporting a defense system that protects all of Israel\u2019s citizens, regardless of their religious background or ethnicity,\u201d the organizations said, adding that U.S. President Joe Biden has signaled that he is ready to immediately sign the legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe therefore urge you to ignore the unfortunate gamesmanship that is taking place right now in the Senate and to press forward in bringing the House-passed legislation to the floor for a vote.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Major Jewish Groups Urge Senate to Take Immediate Action to Replenish Iron Dome JNS News Service Iron Dome intercepts rockets launched from Gaza. May 10, 2021 A dozen major Jewish organizations spanning the religious and political spectrum are urging the U.S. Senate to quickly approve funding for the replenishment of Israel\u2019s Iron Dome air-defense system. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[26,24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92381"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92381"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92389,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92381\/revisions\/92389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}