Israeli officials said on Sunday that the overall flow of US weapons shipments to Israel is “uninterrupted” despite a report from Axios that said the Biden administration put a hold on an ammunition shipment.
The Axios report cited two Israeli officials who said the hold on the ammunition raised “serious concerns” in the Israeli government, but the sources did not give a reason why the US delayed the shipment. CNN later reported that the pause had nothing to do with Israel’s plans to invade Rafah and wouldn’t impact future weapons shipments, meaning it doesn’t reflect a change in US policy.
“The stream of security shipments from the US to Israel is ongoing. While individual shipments might be delayed, the overall flow remains uninterrupted, and we are not aware of any policy suspending it,” an Israeli official told Ynet.
Israel’s public broadcaster Kan cited a political source who said Israel “is not aware of any US decision regarding stopping or reducing military support to Israel.” The source added that it was “possible that one shipment or another will be delayed, but the flow continues, and we are not aware of a political decision to stop it.”
When asked about the paused ammunition shipment, a National Security Council spokesperson vowed the US would continue arming Israel. “The United States has surged billions of dollars in security assistance to Israel since the October 7 attacks, passed the largest ever supplemental appropriation for emergency assistance to Israel, led an unprecedented coalition to defend Israel against Iranian attacks, and will continue to do what is necessary to ensure Israel can defend itself from the threats it faces,” the spokesperson told CNN.
The delay could be related to new US aid shipments to Ukraine. Back in October, Axios reported that the US diverted artillery shells initially bound for Ukraine to Israel. Something similar could have happened in reverse as President Biden recently signed a bill into law authorizing $61 billion in spending for the proxy war in Ukraine.
Throughout Israel’s campaign in Gaza, US and Israeli officials leaked stories to the press that portrayed the Biden administration and the Netanyahu government as at odds with each other. But Biden has continued to provide full-throated military and political support for Israel’s genocidal war.
Oh S**t! The MIC’s check might be a day or two late in the mail?
“Axios reported that a US ammunition shipment was put on hold, but US military aid continues to flow!” Another “Floating Political Balloon Exercise” that nobody will suspect. You can never underestimate our stupidity since even Biden gets away with it every day!
Some ammo may be interrupted, the rest is not. Genocide Joe is also sneaky Joe.
Should have known it was too good to be true…
Hell, nothing they tell you is true.
One has to suspect that some of the regional Arab states want Hamas to be destroyed.
They want in on the booty to be made developing Gaza. Who will pay for it? Not Israel. Not the Arab states. We will. You just watch. The dollar will be pounded. Inflation will catch fire. Yellen will be yelling about raising rates to the hilt. Unemployment will soar. Homes will be lost to be gobble up by hedge funds to be rented, not sold. Workers who hit the streets in protest will be ground up by the modern day Pinkerton strike breakers. Our reaction? To defer attention, we will attack Russia directly, or, bomb North Korea, or any combination.
You’re right the US will pay, but the Israeli’s will own the construction firms, employ paki’s etc., and reap the profits. Also for the rest, Yellen and the macro managers have long desired a recession to rebalance the economy with -better said: “by way of”- all the consequences you mention.
Biden has been sneaking it into Israel, at monetary amounts below the thresh hold that Congress has to approve.
FJB