Biden Administration Faces Accusations of Hypocrisy in Israel Weapons Transfer
US lawmakers called out the Biden administration for what they see as hypocrisy on Friday. This came after the administration expressed concerns about civilian casualties in Gaza while simultaneously approving a substantial transfer of bombs and fighter jets to Israel totaling billions of dollars. The transfer notably includes over 1,800 bombs weighing 2,000 pounds each, as reported by The Washington Post. Critics argue that these munitions have played a role in the rising civilian death toll resulting from Israel’s ongoing and widespread attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Senator Bernie Sanders took to social media to criticize President Biden’s recent actions, calling them “obscene.” Sanders highlighted the contradiction of pleading for an end to civilian bombings while simultaneously providing thousands of 2,000 lb. bombs to Israel. He emphasized the need to halt this complicity by declaring, “No more bombs to Israel.”
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Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, a Democrat, shared Sanders’ sentiment, writing on X: “The Biden administration can’t credibly push to increase humanitarian access to Gaza while simultaneously sending the same weapons that the Netanyahu government is using to indiscriminately kill innocent Palestinians.”
“Wrong on every level,” he added.
The transfer’s announcement coincided with President Biden acknowledging “the pain experienced by many in the Arab American community due to the war in Gaza.”
This comes amid disagreement between the United States and Israel regarding Netanyahu’s intentions to begin a military assault on Rafah, a city in the south of the Gaza that has become a sanctuary for approximately 1.5 million desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s assault.
However, the kind of weapons included in this most recent transfer of weapons from Washington to Tel Aviv equip the Israeli military with precisely what is needed for a ground invasion of Rafah.
Last Monday, in what appeared to be the first sign of a break in the US policy of unconditional support for Israel, Washington refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to hostilities in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.
The binding resolution also demands that the Ramadan ceasefire serves as the basis for a lasting peace, but, so far, Israel and the US have shown no signs of sticking to the UN ruling.
This arms transfer has led to accusations that the Biden administration is attempting to pay lip service to peace in Gaza to appease Arab American voters in the run up to November’s presidential election, while continuing to ensure Israel can wage war.
Israel’s indiscriminate attack on Gaza has so far killed 32,705 people, most of them women and children.
