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Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches major invasion of Rafah
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/politics/joe-biden-interview-cnntv/index.html
Racine, Wisconsin CNN
President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.
Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers, Biden told CNNs Erin Burnett in an exclusive interview on Erin Burnett OutFront, referring to 2,000-pound bombs that Biden paused shipments of last week.
I made it clear that if they go into Rafah they havent gone in Rafah yet if they go into Rafah, Im not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities that deal with that problem, Biden said.
The presidents announcement that he was prepared to condition American weaponry on Israels actions amounts to a turning point in the seven-month conflict between Israel and Hamas. And his acknowledgement that American bombs had been used to kill civilians in Gaza was a stark recognition of the United States role in the war.
LiberaBlueDem
(974 posts)Why is Biden finally stopping arms
There is a law against sending weapons to other countries to be used for killing civilians.
Today is the day that Biden is supposed to tell congress if it thinks Israel will use the weapons for killing civilians. Everyone knows what the weapons will be used for and to send weapons would be breaking the law.
David__77
(23,783 posts)LiberaBlueDem
(974 posts)Seems they see Israel making a political mistake?
However, what is for certain there are a few here who are unhappy.
David__77
(23,783 posts)LiberaBlueDem
(974 posts)AIPAC wants the USA to be a banana republic?
David__77
(23,783 posts)Can't remember where I read it.
At least Biden is not breaking the law, he's following it.