Photo: Senator Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senator Seeks To Cut Aid To Elite IDF Units Operating In West Bank And Gaza -- Haaretz
Senator Patrick Leahy claims Shayetet 13 unit, undercover Duvdevan unit, and the Israel Air Force Shaldag unit are involved in human rights violations in occupied territories.
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy is promoting a bill to suspend U.S. assistance to three elite Israel Defense Forces units, alleging they are involved in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Leahy, a Democrat and senior member of the U.S. Senate, wants assistance withheld from the Israel Navy's Shayetet 13 unit, the undercover Duvdevan unit and the Israel Air Force's Shaldag unit.
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My Comment: While US Senator Leahy is voicing his opposition to US funds being used to support Israeli elite military units .... he is silent on this.
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