{
  "id": 5430556,
  "title": "Rights groups press lawmakers to scrap provision to merge US and Israeli militaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/rights-groups-press-lawmakers-to-scrap-provision-to-merge-us-and-5430556",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:35:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/rights-groups-press-lawmakers-scrap-provision-merge-us-and-israeli"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sixty-six civil rights and advocacy groups have called on U.S. lawmakers to eliminate a provision in a defense bill that would merge U.S. and Israeli military technologies, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. The section, Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), aims to create frameworks for joint ventures, licensing agreements, and U.S.-based co-production partnerships. The provision was approved by the House of Representatives in July and awaits Senate approval. Thursday's letter was addressed to leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. Notable signatories include Amnesty International, the National Lawyers Guild, and both Arab and Jewish groups. A statement from the letter's authors reads, \"At a time in which American interests are increasingly diverging from those of Israel, and American public opinion is turning increasingly against unconditional support to Israel, creating new points of influence for Israel in the US defense-technology ecosystem is exceptionally dangerous.\"",
  "summary": "Rights groups press lawmakers to scrap provision to merge US and Israeli militaries On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) intends to institute frameworks for joint ventures,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Rights groups urge US lawmakers to drop provision to deepen defence ties with Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/rights-groups-urge-us-lawmakers-to-drop-provision-to-deepen-defence",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:42:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Israel prepared to remove Palestinians from Gaza if U.S. approves, defence minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/israel-prepared-to-remove-palestinians-from-gaza-if-u-s-approves",
        "published": "2026-09-03T17:27:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}