Pentagon Defense Bill Accelerates West Bank Land Grabs
July 24, 2026
As the U.S. House passes a sweeping $1.15 trillion military funding bill locking in deep defense tech integration with Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's government leverages the political run-up to October elections to accelerate West Bank settlements and back far-right incursions at Al-Aqsa. These concurrent escalations across Washington legislative channels and Jerusalem municipal sites expose how executive power and nationalist mobilization are actively rewriting geopolitical boundaries despite mounting European credibility crises and regional blowback.
-
BRIEF
US House passes $1.15 trillion military bill expanding Israel cooperation
Bill to fund war on Iran and a handful of Trump priorities passes largely along party lines, faces Senate uncertainty.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.
Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor. The post GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway. appeared first on The Intercept.
- structural power
- geopolitics
- OSINT methodology
-
BRIEF
As Israel prepares for October election the government is accelerating its land grab in the West Bank and Gaza
Israel is gearing up for an election at the end of October. And, with the Likud party of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, trailing in the polls, his government is pushing through measures which aim to dramatically expand Israeli control over Palestinian land on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. T…
- all
-
BRIEF
AOC Meets World
The congresswoman’s rise was powered mostly by domestic issues. But she is slowly expanding to foreign affairs.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
Israel’s illegal settlements are Europe’s credibility test
The EU has documented accelerating annexation. It must now use its collective power to confront it.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
Right-wing Israeli groups storm Al-Aqsa as Palestinians barred from worship
Israeli police barred Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque as more than 2,300 right-wing Israelis entered.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
Far-right Israeli incursion heightens tensions at Al-Aqsa ahead of election
Israeli far-right Minister Ben-Gvir joins provocative incursion at Al-Aqsa, escalating tensions ahead of elections.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
How Iran Gained the Upper Hand
And what that means for Washington’s options to extract itself from this quagmire.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
What happened to the Jewish left?
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Molly Crabapple about the Jewish Labour Bund, anti-Zionism and the Jewish left today.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
Four Palestinians killed as Israeli settlers raid occupied West Bank town
One Israeli was also killed near town of Tal in Nablus, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue services.
- geopolitics
- structural power
-
BRIEF
More than 4,200 Israelis storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
National Security Minister Ben-Gvir joins settlers and far-right groups at holy site under heavy police protection.
- geopolitics
- structural power