U.S. Politics
“History will judge Biden harshly for this dereliction of responsibility to our friend and partner Israel,” the RJC leadership stated.
The Biden administration is willing to share “valuable” information regarding the whereabouts of Hamas’s leadership and tunnels to stave off an Israeli invasion of Rafah, according to the Washington Post.
The new U.S. report finds it “reasonable to assess” that Israel has acted inconsistently with international law but does not conclude that it violated arms transfer agreements with Washington.
The signatories asked for a classified briefing “to better understand how and when the aid that Congress has authorized and appropriated for Israel will be delivered.”
Matt Lee, the Associated Press diplomatic writer, pressed the Foggy Bottom spokesman on the U.S. president’s threat if Israel goes into Rafah.
State budgets for 2024 and 2025 allocated $60 million for the program to protect synagogues and nonprofits.
“President Biden has given Hamas the greatest victory it could hope for,” said Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho). “He has driven a wedge between the United States and Israel.”
“President Biden should learn from the lessons of the past,” stated Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
While the U.S. president’s threat to halt supplies of offensive weapons to Israel has some officials up in arms both there and in the U.S., its significance has been “blown out of proportion,” expert tells JNS.
“It’s going to take a little bit of moral courage on both sides to finally be able to come across that table and ink this deal,” the White House adviser said of Israel and Hamas.
The Jewish state will stand alone if it must, the Israeli prime minister said, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would cut off arms to Israel if it attacks Rafah.
The Florida senator called for “expedited deportation proceedings.”
