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"Most citizens are unaware of the startling fact that for years our U.S. Middle East policy has not been crafted by seasoned experts who are committed to America's basic national interests."

- CNI Founding Chairman and former Congressman, Paul Findley

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GAZA UPDATE: US Policy Alienates Egypt, Strengthens Hamas

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ACTION ALERT: Military Aid to Israel

March 11, 2008 – Tomorrow morning Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will testify in front of the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs regarding the International Affairs Budget for FY2009.

The President's FY2009 budget request includes $2.55 billion in military aid to Israel, a proposed 9% increase over actual spending in 2007. This is the proposed first installment of a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding to increase military aid to Israel by 25%, totaling $30 billion by FY2018.

ACTION ALERT UPDATE: Rep. McCollum Takes a Stand

March 12, 2008 - Early this morning Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs on her State Department budget request for the fiscal year 2009 . . . representatives asked about Secretary Rice’s role in the Israel-Palestine negotiations and her hopes for the peace process, but no one dared to question the budget’s planned increase in military aid to Israel.

However, one Congresswoman from Minnesota would not let Secretary Rice off the hook easily...