(JTA) The Trump administration will not block defense assistance to Israel added by Congress and won't require Israel to return such funds. "The administration is committed to ensuring Israel receive the assistance that has been appropriated by Congress," State Department spokesman R.C. Hammond told Fox News on Monday. Congress had appropriated an additional $75 million for Israel, but a memorandum of understanding negotiated by the Obama administration required Israel to return any additional funds. Hammond was responding to reports that the State Department was demanding that Israel return the money.
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