This bill also includes an important provision expressing the sense of Congress that Arab League countries should immediately end the boycott against Israel and its trading partners. and calls on President Bush to consider a countrys participation in the boycott when determining whether to sell U.S. weapons to the country. The bill also withholds U.S. funds for the International Red Cross headquarters building in Geneva until the organization recognizes the Magen David Adom Society as the national humanitarian society of Israel. Finally. the measure includes $40 million for the resettlement of refugees from the former Soviet Union. Eastern Europe and Ethiopia to Israel. provided through the Migration and Refugee Assistance Account. To uphold our commitment to the only true democracy in the Middle East and Americas closest ally in the war on terror. Congress must ensure Israel has the means necessary to defend herself.
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