Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) placed a hold on the 2018 US-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act, which is part of the 10-year, $38 billion in military aid deal signed between Israel and the Obama White House.

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A hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows a senator to prevent a motion from reaching a vote on the Senate floor. A hold doesn’t have to be announced publicly. If the party leadership agrees, then the senator’s hold is known as a secret or anonymous hold.

According to the Washington Free Beacon, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), along with Christians United for Israel (CUFI), have launched a Facebook ad attack exposing Paul as the main stumbling block before the reauthorization. CUFI reportedly invested heavily in ads targeting Kentucky users, telling them how their Senator is hurting Israel’s security….