Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams have been warning that Congress is moving fast to lock the United States into a permanent military and intelligence merger with Israel. Two bills are driving it. The first is Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act, which would integrate US and Israeli defense technology, weapons production, data systems, and military research. It goes far beyond normal cooperation. It would fuse AI systems, cyber tools, autonomous weapons, and even military data networks. Critics say it hands over US military sovereignty to a foreign state.
The second is Section 622 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, introduced by Senator Tom Cotton. It forces expanded intelligence sharing with Israel across almost every Middle East topic and blocks any reduction in intelligence sharing unless the President personally signs off. No other foreign country has ever been given this kind of guaranteed access to US intelligence.
Both provisions are being pushed by lawmakers who receive heavy support from AIPAC. Ron Paul said openly that AIPAC “largely controls Congress” on these issues. This is happening while US defense officials have raised Israel’s espionage threat level to “critical,” warning that Israeli intelligence activity inside the United States has intensified.
Public support for Israel in the US has collapsed, especially among younger Americans. Instead of responding to their own voters, Congress is trying to lock in permanent structural ties with Israel that future administrations cannot undo. Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams describe it as a quiet merger of two militaries and two intelligence systems, pushed by foreign lobbyists and their allies in Congress, at the exact moment US agencies are warning that Israel is spying on America.
