US Democrats Introduce Resolution to Halt Biden’s Arms Sale to ‘Israel’ amid Gaza Bombardment

By Staff, Agencies

A group of US Democratic lawmakers introduced a measure to block President Joe Biden’s plan to supply the Zionist entity with millions of dollars of weapons at the time of the Tel Aviv regime’s devastating bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Earlier this week, Biden approved a sale of $735 million worth of precision-guided missiles to the ‘Israeli’ entity.

The controversial plan at the time of Tel Aviv's unprecedented military aggression on the Gaza Strip drew widespread condemnation from rights advocates and progressive legislators, who are demanding that Biden pressure ‘Israel’ to end its offensive on the populated besieged enclave.

The resolution, led by New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was introduced on Wednesday, seeking to prohibit the "transfer of defense articles, including defense services and technical data" to ‘Israel.’

“The United States should not be rubber-stamping weapons sales to ‘Israel’ as they deploy our resources to target international media outlets, schools, hospitals, humanitarian missions and civilian sites for bombing,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez in a Twitter post.

“It is long past time to end the US policy of unconditional military arms sales, particularly to governments that have violated human rights,” said the congresswoman.

She said Washington has for decades “sold billions of dollars in weaponry to ‘Israel’ without ever requiring them to respect basic Palestinian rights.”

“In so doing, we have directly contributed to the death, displacement and disenfranchisement of millions,” Ocasio-Cortez added.

In a separate statement, Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar said it would be “appalling” to sell weapons to ‘Israel’ “without any strings attached."

Omar said that the potential sale would be “seen as a green light for continued escalation and will undercut any attempts at brokering a ceasefire.”

Rashida Tlaib of Michigan also said in a separate statement that, “Approving this sale now, while failing to even try to use it as leverage for a ceasefire, sends a clear message to the world — the US is not interested in peace, and does not care about the human rights and lives of Palestinians.”

The resolution was also co-sponsored by Democrats Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, Cori Bush of Missouri, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Betty McCollum.

However, the resolution, which has to clear the House Foreign Affairs Committee and get a floor vote by May 20 to meet the statutory 15-day deadline, is a long shot as a majority of Democrats and Republicans have been outspoken in support for ‘Israel.’