Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined a group of House Democrats in a letter urging President Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel until there’s a full investigation into the Israeli killing of seven workers for the World Central Kitchen.
Pelosi’s signature is notable since she’s been a staunch supporter of Israel throughout her long career in Congress. In 2018, Pelosi vowed that if “this Capitol crumbled to the ground, the one thing that would remain is our commitment to our aid – I don’t even call it aid – to our cooperation with Israel.” Her signature could be part of a Democratic push against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently called for elections in Israel.
The letter was signed by a total of 40 House Democrats and called for the US to halt arms shipments to Israel until a full investigation into the killing of WCK workers was complete.
The letter reads: “In light of this incident, we strongly urge you to reconsider your recent decision to authorize the transfer of a new arms package to Israel, and to withhold this and any future offensive arms transfers until a full investigation into the airstrike is completed. If this strike is found to have violated US or international law, we urge you to continue withholding these transfers until those responsible are held accountable. We also urge you to withhold these transfers if Israel fails to sufficiently mitigate harm to innocent civilians in Gaza, including aid workers, and if it fails to facilitate -or arbitrarily denies or restricts – the transport and delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.”
Israel has killed over 220 aid workers throughout its genocidal war in Gaza, including 177 employees of the UN’s Palestinian Relief Agency, known as UNWRA. Most American politicians can tolerate the killing of Palestinian civilians, but the strike on the WCK workers got more attention and scrutiny since it killed foreigners, including one American citizen.
The WCK workers were killed in a series of drone strikes while traveling in three clearly marked cars along a route pre-approved by the Israeli military. Israel said it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their role in the killing but is still claiming the strikes were the result of an accident.
Stopping of arms shipments to Israel will widen the war. The enemies of Israel will see this lack of support by the US as their best chance to destroy Israel. A wider war will increases the chances of the US getting involved in the conflict.
The voice of the warmonger was heard throughout the land.
The UN had no right to create a state in Palastine!
Pelosi signed a meaningless piece of paper, had it any real meaning she would not have signed it.
I can only think of one reason why Pelosi would call for Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel:
Biden has decided to halt weapons transfers to Israel.
FDR to a group wanting something: “OK, you’ve convinced me. Now go out and bring pressure on me.”
The polscum elite are creating a record of opposition for themselves to be used when they get called before the bench for complicity in genocide.
She’s a Russian or Chinese agent! Someone please alert the FBI.
Also, weasel words on investigations. When has Israel EVER not found itself innocent? This is about as useless as forming a committee to determine if you should then form another committee.
And why not, while I’m at it, a day late and a dollar short, lady.
The Russians must have finally produced the pee tapes? I don’t care who was pissing on whom.
Oh no! Is she now connected to Russia or China? Maybe there needs to be an “investigation.”
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She’s just upset about: “Among the seven charity workers killed by Israel’s targeted attack on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy on Monday were three British citizens who were all ex-military personnel. They were: James Kirby, 47 (left); James Henderson, 33 (middle); and John Chapman, 57 (right). They were employed to be there by the British intelligence firm Solace Global.” — MintPress News.
She complains about the airstrike on the aid workers, but not the ongoing war on the civilian population itself.
The letter was signed by a total of 40 House Democrats and called for the US to halt arms shipments to Israel until a full investigation into the killing of WCK workers was complete.
Israel is doing a collective palm face and saying, “Damn, if we had just limited ourselves to bombing and starving the animals“.
No investigation is needed…. It was a clear violation of International Law…!
As everyone, especially Scott Ritter, has pointed out, no one cares if 100,000 Palestinians get killed and wounded – but let less than a half-dozen WHITE GUYS get hurt and all hell breaks loose.
Racist much?
So 37 Democrats are nervous about their re-election potential – but they still want to support a brain-damaged warmonger in the same election.
Moron much?
Did this letter come on the first of April?
Yes, and her Congressional Aide will probably find themselves out of their $20 – 60 K job very soon, just after they withdraw the letter, but only after they apologize first.
I admit, Pelosi was someone I despised for many years. But upon her loss, I do better understand just how much she impeded the worst of our instincts. What is Joe Biden so afraid of by curbing weapon shipments?
Let em Kennedy you Biden if this is fear drive. I’ll be “offed like Kennedy” for doing it driven. What do you got, another 5-10 years left on the planet? Martydom has it’s benefits. Make a statement. Show some spine and backbone. Show some decorum. Do something the world will respect America for for decades to come. Don’t succomb to the madness.
There’s only one thing they place a higher value on than Israel’s security… Their own.
Trump’s return doth make cowards of all of them.