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AIPAC’S JULY FUNDRAISING ENDS TONIGHT Your support by this deadline will provide the resources AIPAC needs to engage Congress on issues vital to Israel’s safety. CLICK HERE TO DONATE TODAY    Dear Carl, I am writing with good news from Washington. Today, the House of Representatives passed a funding package that includes several important provisions AIPAC has lobbied for that will help keep Israel safe and America strong. These provisions include: $500 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation. $47.5 million for U.S.-Israel anti-tunnel technology cooperation. $25 million for U.S.-Israel counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) cooperation. $4 million for new U.S.-Israel collaboration on COVID-19 research. $6 million for joint U.S.-Israel cooperative programs in energy and water. Each of these provisions is a byproduct of our constant education and engagement with elected officials about strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship. Below my signature is more news from the week. Sincerely, David Fox Midwest Regional Director   Share this good news on your social media: AIPAC Spotlight: Virtual Saban Leadership Seminar Over the past several weeks, hundreds of students participated in the first-ever virtual summer Saban Leadership Seminar. This Saban Leadership Seminar had more congressional speakers than any prior Saban Leadership Seminar, including Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Donna Shalala (D-FL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). Throughout the seminar, students learned about the importance of pro-Israel activism and the current policy issues impacting the U.S.-Israel relationship.  IDF Thwarts Iranian-Backed Terrorist Attack in Northern Israel Earlier this week, Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists entered into Israeli territory from Lebanon to attack Israelis. Fortunately, the Israel Defense Forces stopped the terrorist cell before they could carry out their plan. The threats facing Israel are real and growing. Full American security assistance ensures the Jewish state can defend itself, by itself. Learn more about the threat from Hezbollah. HOW YOU CAN HELP It is through the generosity of our members that AIPAC works to help make Israel more secure by ensuring a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. SUPPORT AIPAC TODAY Iran's Aggression Continues, Threatening the U.S. and Israel Iran is the principal obstacle to peace and security in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps struck mock targets, including a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier, during military drills in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran is making its priorities clear, conducting military drills to target and kill Americans while the Iranian economy struggles. Following this, on Wednesday, Iran tested underground ballistic missiles for the first time in another major drill. The regime is believed to have vast underground bases hiding its ballistic missile arsenal. In 79 days the U.N. arms embargo is set to expire, giving Iran access to more advanced weapons. Urge your senators to cosponsor a bipartisan resolution supporting efforts to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran. Israeli Railways Fall Victim to Alleged Iranian Cyber Attack The Iranian regime uses cyber warfare to harm civilians. Months after attempting to hack into and poison Israel's water, the regime has attacked Israel's railways. Iran boasted that "we can plan the collision of tens of trains if we so wish." Israel Defense Ministry Hosts U.S.-Israeli Defense Policy Advisory Group The U.S.-Israel relationship helps keep us safe, protect our troops and promote stability. This week, Israel's Defense Ministry hosted the annual U.S.-Israeli Defense Policy Advisory Group (DPAG). Via video-conference, the two countries discussed strategic and regional security challenges, including the threat from Iran, as well as overall defense cooperation and military interoperability of the two allies. Interview: German Members of Parliament Wendt and Strasser on Hezbollah, Iran, and German-U.S.-Israel Relations In April, Germany designated Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, ending the artificial distinction between its so-called political and military wings. The Near East Report recently spoke with two members of Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag—Member of Parliament Marian Wendt and Member of Parliament Benjamin Strasser—to discuss these and other important developments. Read the full interview. www.aipac.org