House of Representatives Approves FY2010 Aid to Israel

(July 9, 2009)

On July 9, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. The foreign aid bill includes $2.22 billion in security aid to Israel in addition to the $555 million included in a supplemental funding bill that was passed in June 2009. The total of $2.775 billion in military aid for Israel in fiscal year 2010 is in accordance with the second year of the ten-year, $30 billion memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Israel.

The bill also provides $500.4 million in economic assistance to the West Bank and Gaza, $100 million to train Palestinian security forces, and $1.29 billion and $513 million in aid to Egypt and Jordan.

The foreign aid bill passed by a vote of 318-106, with eight members not voting.