U.S. Support for Israel's Defense

Israel is a critical ally of ours, and I think most people understand the

necessity of this funding. They're fighting for their very existence.

They're the only stable democracy in the Middle East.

I mean, of course, there's-- for those of us who are believers,

it's a biblical

admonition to stand with Israel. We will, and, and they will prevail as long

as they're, they're with them, and this is an important, very important symbolic

gesture and a very important replenishment of their stockpiles, for example, of the

Iron Dome. The reason they shot down all those drones

and missiles, uh, in the last

attack by Iran is because we assisted with that.

I think the American people understand the importance of that.