Joe Biden’s support for Israel is increasingly criticized in the Democratic camp. While the outgoing president is in the middle of his re-election campaign. Nearly 90 parliamentarians yesterday demanded an end to arms sales to Israel.
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In a letter to the White House, 88 members of Congress expressed “ their serious concerns » regarding the conduct of the war in Gaza by the Israeli government. In question are mainly the restrictions imposed by Israel on access to humanitarian aid. Aid delivered with the support of the United States, which implies compliance with American laws on humanitarian aid abroad.
Evidence
According to these elected officials, there is sufficient evidence to show that Israel is violating American law: “ We must therefore do everything to make the Israeli Prime Minister understand that this behavior jeopardizes his country’s eligibility for new American offensive security aid. “.
Last February, after the first outcry from elected Democrats, Joe Biden instructed the Secretary of State to ensure that the use of American weapons was in compliance with international law.
“ Neither credible nor reliable »
Since then, at least four State Department offices have informed Antony Blinken that they believe Israel’s assurances of this compliance were “not neither credible nor reliable “. Antony Blinken is due to report on the issue to Congress by Wednesday.
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