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.

  • Michael@lemmy.ml
    20·
    20 hours ago

    Just curious, if Kamala did the same arms transfer shortly after getting elected; how would you respond or what would you do?

    Would you assure others that she is working tirelessly on a ceasefire despite her vow to always give them the ability to defend themselves?

    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
      215·
      19 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.

      • Dessalines@lemmy.ml
        142·
        18 hours ago

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

          • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
            81·
            15 hours ago

            In that case, if genocide is a non-negotiable certainty of American policy, then the lesser evil choice is whichever party will collapse the USA fastest.

              • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
                111·
                15 hours ago

                Damn, you sure abandoned lesser-evilism quickly when you could be on the receiving end.

                  • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    21·
                    33 minutes ago

                    Aww, poor baby. You were willing to write off millions of Palestinians as necessary collateral for the maintenance of your genocidal empire, but you cry like a little baby at just the suggestion that the shoe should be on the other foot. You’re ridiculous: “Oh you can’t call for the collapse of Nazi Germnany! That’s AcCeLeRaTiONisM!” -ChonkyOwlbear in 1942.

      • liyunxiao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        141·
        18 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.

        • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
          27·
          15 hours ago

          Or maybe she didn’t have a simple black and white opinion on a very nuanced situation and recognized that pulling support for Israel would only lose the US it’s seat at the negotiating table.

      • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
        10·
        18 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

        • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
          13·
          15 hours ago

          Well now you can tell Republicans to change their position. I’m sure they will listen rather than shoot you with rubber bullets.

      • Michael@lemmy.ml
        102·
        20 hours ago

        I’m asking out of genuine curiosity, what are they doing besides shaming others? What’s done is done - we are here now.

        If they had constructive or productive intentions it could apply to the current moment even with Trump in office.