(May 16, 2024 / JNS)
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday intended to force the Biden administration to deliver a paused arms shipment to Israel.
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act condemns U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withhold the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel, amid the administration’s concerns that the Jewish state would use them in a military operation in the south Gazan city of Rafah.
The act would cut off funding for the Pentagon, the State Department and the National Security Council if Biden does not release the shipment or if he withholds any future shipment of arms from Israel.
The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 224-187 after the White House issued a statement on Tuesday saying that Biden would veto the measure if it came to his desk.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday intended to force the Biden administration to deliver a paused arms shipment to Israel.
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act condemns U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withhold the delivery of 3,500 bombs to Israel, amid the administration’s concerns that the Jewish state would use them in a military operation in the south Gazan city of Rafah.
The act would cut off funding for the Pentagon, the State Department and the National Security Council if Biden does not release the shipment or if he withholds any future shipment of arms from Israel.
The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 224-187 after the White House issued a statement on Tuesday saying that Biden would veto the measure if it came to his desk.
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House passes bill that would force Biden to release paused arms shipment to Israel - JNS.org
“The president’s threat to veto this legislation and Leader Schumer’s refusal to bring it to a vote in the Senate are acts of betrayal to our closest ally in the region,” stated Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
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