It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer on hold earlier in the month.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15415020

The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.

It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting of 3,500 bombs — on hold this month. The administration has said it paused that earlier transfer to keep Israel from using the bombs in its growing offensive in the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.

  • @SanctusEnglish
    37•8 months ago

    This is the one thing that could cost him the presidency and he just keeps doing it.

    Come on, man!

      • @Viking_Hippie
        8•8 months ago

        Biden isn’t a progressive. Never has been, never will be.

        He’s a conservative neoliberal who’s barely to the left of Joe Manchin.

        • @[email protected]
          0•8 months ago

          We agree. Either people we’re offended by this fact, or their sarcasm meter requires professional calibration.

    • @return2ozma
      0•8 months ago

      Everybody knew it was a lie. Biden is a coward making empty threats and then caving.

  • @Suavevillain
    10•8 months ago

    Biden is not willing to change course. He is willing to bend over and support any fascists possible. When it comes to border stuff, He is quick to adopt right wing policy under the guise of bipartisanship.

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    2•8 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday.

    The White House has come under criticism from both sides of the political spectrum in the U.S. over its military support for Israel’s now seven-month war against Hamas in Gaza.

    Some of President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats have pushed him to limit transfers of offensive weapons to Israel to pressure the U.S. ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.

    Following Biden’s move to put a pause on bomb shipments last week, Republicans have been swift in their condemnation, arguing it represents the abandonment of the closest U.S. ally in the Middle East.

    But House Democrats are somewhat divided on the issue, and roughly two dozen have signed onto a letter to the Biden administration saying they were “deeply concerned about the message” sent by pausing the bomb shipment.

    In addition to the written veto threat, the White House has been in touch with various lawmakers and congressional aides about the legislation, according to an administration official.

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