Over 50 House Democrats are asking Joe Biden to withhold offensive military aid and weapons to Israel.
asking him to cut off both current and future offense aid to Israel to prevent a Rafah invasion as part of its war against Hamas, a conflict that has driven a wedge within the Democratic conference over how much support to provide the ally and how to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“It is of the utmost importance that both Hamas and Israel immediately come to the table with the international community for a mutually agreed ceasefire deal that can secure the safe return of hostages, full resumption of humanitarian aid, and the space for a negotiated, long-term peace in the region,” the members continued.
“I see this letter as a little bit of an extension of that feeling that we heard in caucus, that people wanted an outlet to be able to express this, didn’t feel like they could vote ‘no’ on the funding, but they also didn’t feel right not making a stronger statement about it,” Balint said to theShe said most of the signatories believe in a right to a “safe and secure Israel” but also believe what is happening in Gaza is “disastrous.
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