Comment on FR Doc # 2026-10728
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Summary: An individual commenter opposes the proposed action, arguing that the creation of a United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative violates the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). They express concern over the potential for the transfer of U.S.-origin military technology to other countries.
Why are you ok with making the American government subservient to Israel's? Section 219 would require the defense secretary to appoint a Pentagon executive agent to oversee a United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.
That official would coordinate bilateral defense research, development, testing, evaluation, industrial cooperation and supply chain collaboration between the two countries. It is a blatant violation of FARA and should be struck down.
Documented cases of Israel transferring U.S.-origin military technology to China and other countries date back decades and include high-profile controversies — notably alleged transfers connected to the canceled Lavi fighter program, sales of missile and electro‑optics components, and post‑2000 concerns over dual‑use systems — prompting U.S. diplomatic protests, intelligence warnings, and criminal indictments in Israel.