U.S. Politics
The president’s decision drew criticism from the American Jewish Committee and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Israel’s government is set to meet to discuss how to prosecute the war after the U.S. leader warned of an arms embargo.
“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.
Shoshana Bryen, of The Jewish Policy Center, told JNS that she hasn’t seen the Pentagon “or anyone else” use that phrase.
“As we have assessed the situation, we have paused one shipment of high payload munitions,” the U.S. defense secretary said.
“Forecasted high winds and high sea swells” have delayed the floating pier, per a U.S. Department of Defense spokeswoman.
Top Republican legislators have asked the State Department to confirm whether a “hostile cyber actor” was able to download classified material improperly stored on Robert Malley’s personal devices.
A senior official cited concerns that the weapons could be used in densely populated parts of Gaza’s Rafah city.
“President Biden is taking additional strong, decisive action today to fight the rise of antisemitism in America and protect Jewish students,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) says more resources would “greatly boost our efforts to combat this evil whenever and wherever it rears its ugly head.”
