It’s Now Time for U.S. to Put Conditions on Aid to Israel
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware), co-chair of the Biden 2024 campaign, said on CNN Thursday that he wants the U.S. to attach conditions to military aid to Israel. Host Sarah Sidner said, “You spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The president spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At what point do you change course? You substitute […]
Johnson can put a ‘W’ on the board by passing Ukraine aid
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) does not have many GOP accomplishments to show for his six months in office. However, he can change all that this month by following through on his proposal to deliver aid to Ukraine and reverse one of President Joe Biden‘s harmful anti-energy policies. A majority of the House Republican caucus […]
We Should Discuss Conditioning Aid Israel Needs to Deter Iran, Hezbollah
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Israel is committed to deterring Iran and Hezbollah and preventing conflicts in the Middle East. He said it was necessary to have weapons to prevent the spread. Whether aid to Israel should be made […]
Aid Worker Deaths Wouldn’t Have Happened if Hamas Accepted Ceasefire Offer
On Wednesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said Israel is “preventing something like the murder of several workers in the world’s central kitchens.” “We need to figure out ways to double, triple, quadruple our efforts.” It will never happen again: “This would never have happened if Hamas had accepted the ceasefire agreement proposed by […]
Biden slammed by Democrats, Republicans over response to Israeli airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza
President Biden has come under fire from Democrats and Republicans this week over his response to Monday’s Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. On Tuesday, the 81-year-old Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” by the death of an aid worker delivering food to residents of the Gaza Strip, […]
The killing of aid workers adds to pressure on the UK government to halt arms sales to Israel
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s main opposition party on Wednesday demanded that the Conservative government publish legal advice it received on whether Israel breached international humanitarian law during the Gaza war. They argue that Britain should ban arms sales to Israel if they break the law. Britain is a staunch ally of Israel, but relations are […]
Biden criticizes Israel after strike kills aid workers
President Joe Biden criticizes Israel statement After US allies killed multiple humanitarian aid workers in a Gaza attack. Seven employees of World Central Kitchen were reported to have died. Associated Press. Biden said in a statement that he was “outraged and heartbroken” by their deaths and said Israel was not doing enough to protect civilians. […]
Biden Uses Aid Tragedy to Blame Israel for Civilian Deaths; Hamas Off the Hook
President Joe Biden issued a statement late on Tuesday after an Israeli airstrike accidentally killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip, blaming Israel for problems with aid distribution and saying Israel was not targeting civilians. They argued that not enough efforts were being made to protect them. Biden’s statement barely mentioned Hamas, nor did […]
White House Shoots Down Mike Johnson’s Plan To Link Ukraine Aid And LNG Reversal
The White House said Tuesday it has no intention of making a compromise with Chairman Mike Johnson to link support for Ukraine to a repeal of the Biden administration’s moratorium on approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, according to Bloomberg News. . johnson reportedly While both sides have suggested such a compromise […]
Johnson’s new push for Ukraine aid faces divided response from House, Senate Republicans
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has vowed to fight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the rest of his term, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has vowed to fight funding for the war. We proposed a novel approach to continue providing services. – But Republican resistance in both chambers could still derail leadership efforts […]