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US advances $1bn Israel weapons package amid Rafah tensions | US foreign policy

The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion arms aid package to Israel through the congressional review process, two U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The latest weapons package includes tank ammunition, mortars and armored tactical vehicles, one of the officials told Reuters. President Joe Biden last week delayed the shipment of a 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bomb […]

Antony Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv, Promises Weapons

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine’s capital by train on Tuesday morning and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying after Congress passed a $95 billion foreign aid package in April that aid was “It’s in progress,” he promised. Blinken is visiting Kiev to “underscore the United States’ enduring support for Ukraine,” the […]

NYPD Says Protesters Had Weapons, Gas Masks And ‘Death to America!’ Pamphlets

A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department said protesters had weapons including knives and hammers as well as pamphlets with “Death to America!” written on them. Michael Kemper, a NYPD’s chief of transit, posted photos Friday of what police confiscated from the protesters. “For those romanticizing the protests occurring on college campuses, ‘Death […]

Pausing Weapons to Israel Risks Israel’s Ability to Deter Iran, Their Proxies

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Outfront,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Israel could use large-scale weapons at Rafah even without new U.S. weapons. He said it could launch attacks, but the question is whether Israel can “adequately deter all the different attacks.” “It’s a much more […]

Blinken defends Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended President Joe Biden‘s refusal to supply Israel with certain weapons if the Jewish State goes into Rafah. Israel’s imminent operation into Rafah — the final Hamas stronghold in Gaza — has been a sticking point for the Biden administration since it was proposed months ago. Blinken discussed Biden’s “red […]

Sunday Shows Preview: Biden’s threat to halt weapons to Israel sparks GOP outrage

President Biden’s declaration this week warning that the United States would not supply weapons if Israel invaded Rafah has drawn ire from Republicans and is likely to be the focus of this Sunday’s talk shows. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday, Biden said that if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues with […]

Oversight Republicans demand explanation for ‘manipulative’ timing of weapons shipment pause to Israel

House Oversight Republicans are demanding the Biden administration explain the timing of a weapons shipment pause to Israel. In a letter to national security adviser Jake Sullivan, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee said they were “alarmed” by the Biden administration’s “willingness to play political games with U.S. taxpayer-funded assistance going to Israel.” Smoke rises […]