cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/6086536

Biden seeks to "allow for the transfer of all categories of defense articles," his request states


The White House has formally requested the removal of restrictions on all categories of weapons Israel is allowed to access from U.S. weapons stockpiles in the country, as I reported in detail for The Intercept today. So you know I’m not exaggerating, here’s a screenshot of the request:

The request would also remove nearly all other limits on Israel’s ability to access the U.S. weapons stockpiles — permanently —by doing the following:

read more: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/biden-moves-to-lift-restrictions?publication_id=7677&post_id=139155763

  • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    No one should be "friends" with the US, and every single one of its allies that stands by as they authorize ethnic cleansing is complicit in genocide. The decent people of the world all look in horror at what Israel is doing, they don't care about 'setting precedent' or the US abandoning its ally by not giving them weapons. By giving weapons to Israel the US abandons basic human principles.