The Good evening. It's Tuesday, May 14th. Welcome to a new episode of

system update, our live nightly show that airs every Monday through Friday at 7 PM Eastern exclusively

here on rumble the free speech alternative to YouTube. Tonight one of the

most remarkable aspects of US politics in the post-October 7th world is watching how vital and

central Israel is to so many U.S. politicians in both political parties.

Ever since Mike Johnson proclaimed immediately upon being elected House Speaker that the very first

thing he would do in his new speakership has passed a bill to help quote our dear friend

Israel, it is hard to deny that DC officials have devoted more time,

more energy, and more passion to defending the interests of this one foreign country

in Tel Aviv than they have devoted to any other issue,

including ones that actually affect the lives of American citizens.

Seemingly every week brings new ways

of elevating Israel and its interest

over the US and the lives of American citizens.

But the House, led by both political parties, really out did itself this week.

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, today announced his support for a bill,

and I'm not kidding, that would cut off funding for various operations in the U.S. Pentagon,

the U.S. Department of State and other American agencies unless the

Biden administration announces a reversal of its decision to

temporarily suspend the transfer of some weapons to Israel. In other words,

the Congress, both political parties, is prepared to proclaim that a condition for

funding our own government and our own country's defenses is that

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