The White House on Sunday dismissed a report from NBC News that said the Biden administration was considering leveraging military aid to Israel to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale down the violence in Gaza.
The report said the White House asked the Pentagon to review what weapons could be used as leverage and that no decisions have been made. But in response to the report, the White House said the policy of unconditional support for the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza hasn’t changed.
“Israel has a right and obligation to defend themselves against the threat of Hamas, while abiding by international humanitarian law and protecting civilian lives, and we remain committed to support Israel in its fight against Hamas. We have done so since October 7, and will continue to. There has not been a change in our policy,” an unnamed National Security Council spokesperson said.
US and Israeli officials recently met in Washington to advance several major arms deals that will arm Israel with more F-35 and F-15 fighter jets and Apache helicopters. Israel will procure 25 F-35s under an agreement that will be paid for by $3 billion in US military aid.
Where the funding for the F-15s and Apaches will come from is unclear, but the US is trying to give an additional $14 billion in military aid to Israel on top of the $3.8 billion the country receives each year.
Since October 7, the US has shipped Israel over 25,000 tons of weapons to support the Israeli slaughter in Gaza, according to Ynet. In that time, over 26,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 10,000 children. The US has dismissed the International Court of Justice’s ruling that said it’s plausible Israel is committing genocide.
Well, that’s unusual, a US government denial that we can all believe.
Just one rhetorical question is Will the US Government ever stop lying to our citizens.The US and arms sales to Israel go together like peanut butter and jelly or bacon and eggs if you prefer.Whst does Israel do with this largesse.It murders 20.000 innocent occupied prisoners in a huge concentration camp.Is that what America should be about
“Will the US Government ever stop lying to our citizens”
“But the state lieth in all languages of good and evil; and whatever it saith it lieth; and whatever it hath it hath stolen.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Okay, I didn’t really want to, but you forced my hand in giving you the thumbs up.
“Israel has a right and obligation to defend themselves against the threat of Hamas, while abiding by international humanitarian law and protecting civilian lives, and we remain committed to support Israel in its fight against Hamas. We have done so since October 7, and will continue to. There has not been a change in our policy,” an unnamed National Security Council spokesperson said.
No one even wants to take credit for that load of shit.
LOL. WARS! You made me spill my coffee. https://media4.giphy.com/media/26tPo9rksWnfPo4HS/giphy-downsized-small.mp4
It sounds exactly like what John Kirby says every time they wind him up and set him behind the podium. With their budget, you’d think they could run up a couple of new talking points now and then.
Speaking of Kirby speaking, would anyone buy a used car from this man?
I thought of him immediately after reading that unnamed quote. I even googled to see what Kirby’s job was (I couldn’t recall who he was lying for previously) because I thought it must be him. But then I realized he wouldn’t have been shy about taking credit for saying that.