Dear Agudah Activist:
In the coming days, both House and Senate will consider emergency legislation to provide $14 billion in aid to Israel. This is a desperately needed appropriation that comes at a most critical time in Israel’s war against Hamas.
We must urge our senators and representatives to pass this supplemental funding for Israel and to do so without delay. Our Congress has a responsibility to relay the assistance as soon as possible and choose the appropriate legislative approach that will best ensure that that will happen.
U.S. aid will save the lives of Israelis and help defeat Hamas, whose stated goal is to kill Jews and reject peaceful coexistence with Israel. And we have seen their heinous acts of barbarity that will continue if they are not stopped and rooted out.
The aid to Israel being considered includes funding for Iron Dome and David’s Sling, two missile defense systems to defend against rocket attacks. The package also includes, among other things, funding to replace inventories of weapons and equipment, reimbursement for military training, additional ammunition, weapons and missiles.
This aid package is critical to the defense of Israel against an existential threat to the nation and its citizens by Hamas and other terrorist groups. It is necessary, with Hashem’s help, to defeat these sworn enemies of both Israel and the United States, and of the values that they share.
We urge you to contact you senators and representatives — today — and call on them to support this vital aid package in the manner most appropriate to get this aid to Israel fastest.
Thank you for your help!
Rabbi Abba Cohen
Vice President for Government Affairs
Washington Director and counsel
Rabbi Yossie Charner
Director of Congressional Relations