Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is expected this week to introduce a bill to block an arms transfer to Israel, which will mark the first piece of legislation aimed at reining in President Biden’s strong support of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza.
The bill will target a planned $320 million transfer of Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, kits that turn unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions. The Biden administration notified congressional leaders on October 31 that it intended to go through with the transfer amid Israel’s onslaught on Gaza.
Omar’s plans were first reported by HuffPost, which said the bill will likely be introduced by Wednesday. A source told HuffPost that the legislation will likely be co-sponsored by a group of Democrats.
The bill will be a “resolution of disapproval” that would block the transfer if approved by both the House and the Senate, but it’s not expected to pass due to strong bipartisan support for Israel’s war. The legislation also needs to make it through the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee before being brought to the floor of the House for a vote.
According to CNN, the $320 million transfer of the bomb kits, known as Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, is part of an arms sale that was previously approved. It’s unclear if the kits were purchased by Israel using military aid that the US provides each year.
Israel receives $3.8 billion from the US in military aid annually, including $3.3 billion in the form of Foreign Military Financing, a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to buy US arms. The Biden administration is looking for another $14 billion in spending to support the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
Never mind literally millions are protesting the ethnic cleansing festival in Gaza around the world. Govs. in the west are deaf to the demands of the people they’re supposed to represent, but hear clearly their political benefactors. This bill will go about as far as the desk it’s signed on. Just another example of the dictatorship we live in. Whether it’s by one person or committee, it’s still a dictatorship and us hoi poloi are ignored again and again.
Inverted totalitarianism. A fascist government controlled by plutocrats.
This
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2023/11/13/the-unspoken-elephant-in-the-room-of-netanyahus-intent-in-gaza/
Is this punishment on Gaza’s civilian population, prompted by desire for vengeance? Or is it an outpouring of eschatological rage and determination?
“We will not stop”, Netanyahu has said; “there will be no ceasefire”. Whilst, in the White House, an Administration insider admits:
“They’re watching a train wreck, and
they can’t do anything about it. The train wreck is in Gaza, but the
explosion is in the region. They know [they can’t] actually stop the
Israelis from what they’re doing”.
Time is running out. And this precisely is the obverse side to the
‘elephant paradox’. But how much time is there before time runs out?
That is a moot question.
“Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies”
Also available: “Hello Kitty Cluster Munitions” and “Tiny Land Concentration Camp Building Kits” in various color schemes.
Slightly cynical but very true.
A politician with a speck of humanity left is impressive, even though those without will kill it.
Well …, She voted with the Neocon project in Ukraine; now against this one in Gaza. Her
constituancy is Muslim, making it the expedient. So don’t be giving this scum any credit.
“Her constituancy is Muslim, making it the expedient.”
You have no idea what you’re talking about here.
Omar is one of the few people in the house with any balls or morals
Donors, not “actual people voters’.
I don’t think that claim is supported by available evidence. In the last cycle, Omar raised about $1.5 million. The largest contributions were a couple in the $13K range, two of which were from entities with names that suggest the principals might be Muslim. That’s it.
You should probably review the geography, demographics and political history of Minnesota’s 5th congressional district.
You’re right. I should have mentioned the old HHH Liberals. But this is all just a quibble anyway. She showed her stripe on Ukraine, but risks nothing here.
You’re right. Should have mentioned the old HHH libs. But anyway this is just a quibble. She showed her colors with Ukraine. She risks nothing here.
There aren’t enough Muslims in the whole state to constitute a majority in a congressional district, let alone enough crammed into one such district to be a majority.
Marginal difference.
First it’s “donors,” then it’s “marginal difference.” What will it be next?
On the donor side, when a “pro-Israel” candidate ran against her in the Democratic primary and raised six times as much money as she did in 2020, she beat him decisively, by far more than any “Muslim margin.”
Ok, then “narrow interest”…. In any event my point was that she’s not against Neocon slaughter, only of Palestinians. Typical bourgeois polscum doing bourgeois electoralism and parliamentarism. She’s safe from party wrath coz, 1) her bill is tokenism, and 2) she voted for Ukraine.
20% of her district speak non-English languages. Of those, 23.9% speak African languages, predominantly Ethiopian or Somali.
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-5-mn
She voted for the recent Israel funding?
I knew all of them voted for Ukraine $$
Oh, jeez!
Omar voted in favor of $3.3 billion aid package for Israel =
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/08/343744/us-muslim-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-stuns-supporters-with-pro-israel-vote
Ty
and maybe even kill her as well
At least censure her.
The bill will target a planned $320 million transfer of Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, kits that turn unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions.
Sadly, if Israel already has the “unguided” missiles, wouldn’t it be better to have those turned into “guided” missiles? I would assume they’d have better accuracy as to avoid hitting unintended targets. At least it would take some of Israel’s excuses for doing so although I don’t believe they care either way. I’m ignorant on the subject and I’m literally asking a question.
I have the impression that Israel has no interests in precision targeting. In fact, it would defeat the purpose.
You have better odds of winning the Power Ball lottery than for such a bill to pass the US congress.