U.S.-Israel Relations
News about governmental relations between Israel and the United States
U.S. President Joe Biden is “leading the world straight into World War III,” said the former U.S. leader.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that the Hamas terrorist group loves Biden.
“Pauses in critical weapons shipments call into question your pledge that your commitment to Israel’s security will remain ironclad,” the Republicans wrote.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called for the national security minister’s dismissal over the remark, claiming that he was “endangering every soldier in the IDF and every citizen in the State of Israel.”
Move can be interpreted as a win for Hamas, Iran, says Israeli U.N. envoy.
The $14.3b package pays for supplies already delivered, air defense systems, and precise attack capabilities.
“Biden is siding with Hamas over Israel,” said David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. “There’s no other way to say it.”
Shoshana Bryen, of The Jewish Policy Center, told JNS that she hasn’t seen the Pentagon “or anyone else” use that phrase.
“This is obscene. It is absurd,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Give Israel what they need to fight the war they can’t afford to lose.”
“As we have assessed the situation, we have paused one shipment of high payload munitions,” the U.S. defense secretary said.
A senior official cited concerns that the weapons could be used in densely populated parts of Gaza’s Rafah city.
“This House came together to support an aid package for Israel, our dear ally in the Middle East, who’s under attack since Oct. 7,” stated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.).
