Trump Asks Congress To Approve $1 Billion Arms Transfer to Israel - News From Antiwar.com
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The Trump administration has asked congressional leaders to approve a new $1 billion weapons transfer to Israel that will be funded by US military aid, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The deal includes 4,700 1,000-pound bombs worth more than $700 million and $300 million worth of armored bulldozers,…

Israeli officials suggested that the increased military aid was part of a deal to get Netanyahu to agree to the Gaza ceasefire deal. Trump’s envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has said he’s pushing for the full implementation of the agreement, but the ceasefire is very fragile as Netanyahu doesn’t want to implement the second phase.

  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
    111·
    3 hours ago

    As I have said before Israel was irrelevant to the election as neither candidate was going to act differently. It was only used as a weapon by conservatives to strip votes from Harris.

    • liyunxiao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      3 hours ago

      You mean it was a lay up for Harris she refused to capitalize on because she personally received too much money in bribes.

    • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
      61·
      3 hours ago

      If genocide isn’t negotiable for your party, maybe you should find a new one.

    • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
      8·
      3 hours ago

      The people who told Democrats for months to change position were Democrats and people who worked in the democratic party, some of whom did so for decades.

      https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5086924/the-dnc-didnt-let-a-palestinian-american-speak-the-uncommitted-movement-took-note

      June Rose, the sole “uncommitted” delegate from Rhode Island, also said it was incorrect to assume the delegation members come from the fringes of the Democratic Party.

      “We are Democratic professionals. I’m the chief of staff of the Providence City Council. I’ve made my career helping to elect Democrats and defeat Republicans who pose incredible risk to the future of our country,” the 29-year-old told Al Jazeera.

      “But my relationship with the party will never supersede my relationship with my values, and in this case, my values and my party are in direct conflict.”

      Rose named Eileen Abu Odeh, a toddler killed with her family in an Israeli air raid in Gaza, during the roll call. They explained the delegation’s presence at the Democratic National Convention can serve as a gut check for the party, as it prepares to chart a course forward on foreign policy.

      “Our party cannot just make this week a celebration, and I think that that’s the tone that many in our party want to take,” Rose said. “But that celebration would be on the graves of innocent children who’ve been slaughtered.”

      https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/17/uncommitted-delegates-bring-gaza-war-message-to-democratic-convention