A group of Republican senators have introduced a bill that would give Israel $14.3 billion in additional military aid to support its onslaught on Gaza, separating the funds from the $105 billion request from President Biden that includes funding for Ukraine, Taiwan, and border security.
The bill was introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ted Cruz (R-TX). It would provide $10.6 billion for Israel through the Pentagon, $3.5 billion for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing program, and $200 million to help protect US diplomatic facilities. Israel already receives $3.8 billion in military aid from the US each year.
The senators want to separate spending for Israel from Ukraine so additional military aid can be sent to Israel as quickly as possible. President Biden’s request includes about $61 billion for the Ukraine proxy war, an amount that’s expected to be able to fund the conflict for an entire year.
“My colleagues and I firmly believe that any aid to Israel should not be used as leverage to send tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine. Any package that does so would result in funds and resources being delayed in Israel’s time of need,” Marshall said. “The legislation we’ve introduced provides the aid to Israel requested by the Biden Administration and should be considered by the Senate immediately.”
The US has already shipped additional military equipment to Israel and deployed a huge amount of firepower to the region, including two aircraft carrier strike groups and additional fighter jets. The US has also sent military advisors to Israel and is deeply involved in the planning for Israel’s expected ground invasion. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israel’s relentless bombing campaign since the October 7 Hamas attack has killed over 7,000 Palestinians, including nearly 3,000 children.
Chaching, chaching, chaching?!
How much is each Palestinian LIFE WORTH???
I already did the math. It’s worth less than a rat’s a$$. …You think that’s harsh? …Hear me out. Imagine Israel had a huge rat infestation and used $14 Billion to bomb them? Don’t you think more of us would question Israel’s commitment to the environment?
Just as much as an Israelie. One can not draw the line or should not.
According to Hamas-not much-they throw their own people’s lives way in suicide attacks.
No, they don’t have to force them to do such an act. Hopelessness, despair is all that is needed.
So don’t destroy the greenhouses Israel left behind.Agree to stop acts of terror so Gaza fishermen can go out. Don’t build and fire missiles.
So don’t destroy the greenhouses Israel left behind
Like the housing was destroyed before it was vacated?
Also, why do people like Biden 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 tell us that war is the only way to deal with problems?
For example, can anybody think of how $14 billion (plus the $3 billion per year we were already sending) could be used in a peaceful manner?
Think of the influence we could buy with the money we send Israel each year if we included a requirement to accommodate the natives of Palestine in a peaceful manner, or to promote a secular democracy with first amendment protections similar to our own.
To dream the impossible dream.l That is not the way the world works.
The same as anybody else’s life,including Israelis. How much is the life of a Hamas murderer.hater worth-Zero.
These shitasses need to be thrown out of office and deported to the country they love and serve.
Mike Lee and Ted Cruz are not as funny as Martin and Lewis but they are trying.
Abbot and Costello were funny. Those guys were not.
I know my education was neglected but I have never seen the Three Stooges,my loss I understand
That’s easily corrected — at least some of their movies are in the public domain and available on e.g. YouTube.
They are in Congress.
There a lot more then three stooges in Congress. In truth it is a strong majority.
Martin who? And Louis who?
This is more complicated than it looks. They are trying to unbundle Biden’s proposal to deliver money to Ukraine, Taiwan, Border Security, and Israel… all in the same package.
These days, Congress would probably rubber stamp a request for aid to Israel. But more military aid to Ukraine and/or Taiwan is not certain. That’s why Biden bundled it in the first place.
You can smell the desperation in all of this.
Not half as desperate as the Palestinians in Gaza.
I think thats probably past desperation and more like sorrow and anger
Culmination of 75 years in a concentration camp.
I apologize for the next remark. Six million Jews died over a relatively short time.the Palestinians have been murdered for 75 years.
Yes, the separation is necessary if funding for the Ukraine proxy war is to be ended.
There is too much agreement across the entire corrupt, murderous ruling elite to stop funding for the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians and the Taiwanese secessionists to stop funding for those wars right now. But it is good to stop at least one war. And if Russia is left alone, it will be harder for the US to go after China via Taiwan.
So three cheers for Vance and company and three more for Gaetz and company who might stop the Ukraine funding. Where are the Dem progessives?
After long deep thought I’ve come to this conclusion-
F$*@ EVERY USA “leader” who spouts off knee jerk to kiss Israel’s hind end! Israel has the “right to self-defense”, most of these water boys remind us. Well, what about the Palestinians “right to self-defense”, because if these standards are not equal, therein is the festering problem that finally ignited a firestorm! The parties that persecuted this nightmare situation on Palestinians are the ultimate guilty ones for what we are seeing now! The world has had over 70 years to address this inequity but, NO!!! . . . poor wittle Israel gets its way ALL the time!
Poor Zelensky is starting to sweat.
That being said, no more money for war.
Israel an aparthied state of 9 M souls, 5K mi.s away, has priority access to US Treasury, US Military, Congress, Executive, and Bureaucracy. None of the formal States of the United States can come close to matching that. So which is the real US?
The mosquito never stops biting the elephant
“President Biden’s request includes about $61 billion for the Ukraine
proxy war, an amount that’s expected to be able to fund the conflict
forthrough the next election cycle”an entire year.
FIFY
Such sarcasm does you proud.
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I see, more MAGA clowns putting America first. Just like the new speaker of the house’s first order of business. Israel.
And getting rid of Social Security and Medicare. Very quietly he will insert into a bill the beginning of the demise of the programs. Joe may sign it. You see, years ago Joe called the programs “sacred cows”. His actions after he said he was going to do something (reinstate JCPOA, among things) spoke quite loudly. I voted for him because of what he said he was going to do. My first heads up was when he said, “things will not fundamentally change”. Who will I vote for next year? It will not be Joe, that is for sure.
Social Security will go away when the regime does.
and not one minute before
Alas…FalseFlag on Horizon…chaos from MEast egged on “war”….collapse of the Dollar…US Financial Mess..and the PLANNED intro of the EDollar…with MedCare and SSS and SSDis DEPENDENT ON THE GOVT TO LIVE and not on being on the street with no needed medication………being FORCED to use the TYRANNICAL E-Dollar..ie NO CHOICE…ugly soon…
How optimistic we fools be when Climate Change or Nukes will kill us all FIRST.
Nothing comes from his mouth except lies and damn lies.
How many US taxpayers want to be a perty tho this slaughter?
Why is it that the Congress never asks?
They just spend taxpayers and future generations money like it was their own.
“How many US taxpayers want to be a party to this slaughter?”
Quite a few, actually…
Voters (64 – 28 percent) approve of the United States sending weapons and military equipment to Israel in response to the Hamas terrorist attack…..
When it comes to the relationship between the United States and Israel, slightly more than half of voters (52 percent) think the U.S. support of Israel is about right, while 20 percent think the U.S. is not supportive enough of Israel, and 20 percent think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel.
https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3880
The well-oiled zionist propaganda machine in america just hums along. Amazing how herd mentality is controlled and abused
Well, middle America does not subscribe to the prevailing anti-Israel,truth denying view on this site. Most of america understands the nature of the Hamas atrocities that have provoked this war,and that Iran and proxies are.is behind it
“”Most of america…””
in other words; Fox & CNN …
70% of Americans,according to polls.
You are almost a sub human
Typical dehumanization of people you don’t like-classic.
I have nothing against you personally. i just despise what you stand for.
How many Germans approved of the Anschluss?
Joe “no negotiations today” Biden, is such a schmo. Ukraine,
Gaza, Taiwan, Somalia, Niger, Syria (we attacked Syrian positions in East Syria), where ever, he really thinks this is making him a great president. Can’t even see the teleprompter. Miss reads the words. Pathetic, just pathetic.
Who is next on the hit parade?
So much for the BS about them being antiwar.
Wonder what poles and Ukrainiansamplifying Israeli propaganda have to say about that🤣🤣
It must be profoundly sad for righteous J e w i s h people to see what the dream of Israel has come to. To feel you must indiscriminately slaughter thousands of children trapped in an apartheid ghetto in order to survive is a tragic fate.
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Are these same ones who have always voted against any national social programs that would US citizens? Were not they opposed to the Ukraine aid or were so much worried about the deficit and increased spending?