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Bill in US Congress would give Israel access to B‑2 stealth bombers (www.ynetnews.com)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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U.S. Congress members from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would grant President Donald Trump the authority to allow Israel access to B‑2 stealth bombers and bunker‑busting bombs if it becomes clear that Iran is continuing to develop nuclear weapons.

According to the proposed legislation—currently awaiting approval—this would enable unprecedented operational cooperation, including deployment, equipment and training, but without transferring permanent ownership or direct control to Israel.

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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago

Access

In short term, this would mean USAF pilots under IDF command. They are saying longer term, parking B2s with training of IDF to use them. This would escape aid from budget constraints, but Israel aid is already not part of military budget because State department forgives loan instead. A future US government that is not Zionist Israel first ruled, would still not get the planes back.