Next to some Republicans wanting to impeach Biden over delaying weapons shipments
26 Democrats express ‘concern’ over paused US weapons shipment to Israel
Several Democrats in the US House of Representatives say they are “deeply concerned” by the Biden administration’s decision to pause a weapons shipment to Israel.
“With democracy under assault around the world, we cannot undermine our ally Israel, especially in her greatest hour of need. America’s commitments must always be ironclad,” the lawmakers said in a letter to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
The signatories include staunch pro-Israel lawmakers Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ritchie Torres. Earlier this week, senior US officials said Washington had paused a shipment of “high payload munitions” to Israel amid concerns about its Rafah offensive.
The decision, which comes as President Biden faces growing domestic pressure over his unflinching support for Israel, set off fierce reactions among hardline, pro-Israel legislators in the US Congress.
You are the ones putting democracy under assault. There's nothing democratic about Israel nor the USA atm.
Biden backing down again, after earlier admitting US bombs killed civilians
US govt report will not say Israel violated law in Gaza: Reports
An anticipated Biden administration review of Israel’s use of US-provided weapons in the Gaza war does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for their use, US media outlets are reporting.
Citing three people who have been briefed on the matter, The Associated Press said the report “is expected to be sharply critical of Israel” but ultimately will not find that Israel violated the law.
The report is to be submitted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Congress.It could be released later today, a senior Biden administration official said.
Not much choice really as the US has done the same in Fallujah, Iraq, and again assisted Iraqi troops decimating Mosul. As well as many other war crimes the USA has gotten away with over the last decades. International law has been a joke since 2001, and Leahy law is just for pretense, selectively applied.
It's up to the younger generations to keep applying pressure.
