Bolstered by the recent visit of Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Simon Peres to the United States, support for Israel by America's lawmakers has reached a new level. Motivated by the ongoing rocket attacks into Southern Israel and the U.S. and Israel’s increasingly tumultuous relations with Iran, Senators and Representative from across the aisle have been stepping up and executing tremendous leadership in Israel’s favor. Throughout the nation, legislators are taking a stand for the State of Israel and all those who support it.

On the Senate floor this past week, Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) along with and Barbara Boxer (D-California) introduced the “United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012” (S. 2165)-with a twin version being introduced in the House, H.R. 4133. The bill includes eleven recommendations for expanding U.S.-Israel military cooperation, including giving Israel additional defense equipment and services in the wake of American withdrawal from Iraq, offer additional training for the Israeli Air Force, and allocate more weaponry for the forward-deployed United States stockpile in Israel.