The *Times of Israel <https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-admin-urging-dems-to-reject-progressive-push-to-block-arms-transfers-to-israel/>* reports that the White House is also pressuring lawmakers to reject the resolutions. A U.S. official told the website that State Department and Pentagon members have contacted Senators on the issue.
*Huff Post <https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-weapons-israel-senate_n_673df15be4b0f17b35e0860a>* obtained a copy of the talking points that the Biden team circulated on Capitol Hill. “Disapproving arms purchases for Israel at this moment would … put wind in the sails of Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas at the worst possible moment,” they read <https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-weapons-israel-senate_n_673df15be4b0f17b35e0860a> . A Senate aide also told the website that Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) is pressing his colleagues to vote against the measures. The Senate vote comes just a week after the Biden administration abandoned <https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/israel-ignores-biden-ultimatum-over-gaza-aid-but-u-s-will-continue-sending-weapons-regardless/> its ultimatum to cut off some weapons to Israel if the country continued to block humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/senate-rejects-effort-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel/ Biden, Harris and leading Democrats will forever be linked to complicity with genocide. And why did it take Sanders over a year to move on this issue? Obviously he didn't want to put too much pressure on "my friend Joe Biden."!!! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33691): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33691 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109704054/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
