The Biden administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it was moving forward with more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, U.S. and congressional officials said, a massive arms package less than a week after the White House paused a shipment of bombs over a planned Israeli assault on Rafah.
The latest weapons package includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds, the officials said.
The decision to proceed with the transfers underscored the Biden administration’s reluctance to deepen its rift with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Rafah operation by restricting longer-term weapons deals with its closest Middle East ally.
U.S. officials have stressed their opposition to a full-scale Israeli attack in the city, saying it could result in widespread civilian casualties and deepen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis without ending the threat Israel faces from Hamas. But they have registered their opposition so far only by withholding a single shipment of 2,000-pound bombs.
@TariffOtterGreen2wks2W
This is ridiculous the President is risking his support among younger voters by providing Israel with more military weapon's especially after halting a shipment of bomb's to Israel for it's offensive against Rafah. I would advise the President to change course immediately!
@WorldlyQuorumGreen2wks2W
Biden's going to get 70% of the Jewish vote in November
If Biden gets 70% of the Jewish vote in November, it will be an announcement by American Jews that Israel's survival and the massive growth of anti Semitism is not an issue for them.
@WorldlyQuorumGreen2wks2W
I love it, conservative false consciousness theory. Can’t be that your view of the world is wrong, just that everyone else is brainwashed.
@SardinesSummerSocialist2wks2W
Can't stop marveling at the way Israel apologists are trying to convince young people that it's those who are OPPOSING a genocide who need to worry about their future employment prospects. No you morons, the future is coming for YOU.
@RaisinsAlexandraGreen2wks2W
Right after the State Department admits Israel has “likely” used US-supplied weapons in violation of humanitarian law, right after Israeli forces attack a United Nations car in *Rafah*, killing an Indian worker
How many days were people held hostage that could have been closer to being freed due to this delay? Sounds like a quid pro quo Joe move
Yeah, like the regime was going to stop sending weapons to “our greatest ally”
Right on schedule. It’s almost like they go around the room and let a different advisor set the policy for the week
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