US Court of Appeals to Consider Motion to Block Trump Aid to Israel

A Washington DC Court of Appeals has been served with an emergency motion asking an injunction on the immanent transfer of US foreign military assistance to Israel, which was hidden in the law signed by President Donald Trump on May 5 which was supposed to “keep the US government running” until September.

According to a press release issued by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRMEP) director Grant Smith, Trump’s “temporary spending measure designed to keep the US government running until September” included a $3.7 billion in foreign aid to Israel.

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