US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect civilians during its war with Hamas.
The Israel Security Assistance Support Act was approved 224 to 187, largely along party lines. Sixteen Democrats joined most Republicans in voting yes, and three Republicans joined most Democrats in opposing the measure.
The act is not expected to become law, but its passage underscored the deep U.S. election-year divide over Israel policy as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government seeks to wipe out militants who attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing around 1,200 people and seizing 253 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
Everyone. THE REPUBLICANS sent the weapons.
The Republicans voted to pass a bill in the House to send the weapons. It will almost certainly fail in the Senate but, even if it doesn't, Biden would have to sign it into law. I don't see Biden signing a bill to override himself, and there is no way that Congress would get the required 2/3 in each chamber to override. This bill was just a performative stunt.
Sure but the point is, after months of pithy quips about how the Democrats will support genocide of the Palestinians and the Republicans will support genocide of everyone including the Palestinians;
here we see that even on this specific issue, the parties have differences. So make the right choice.
A stunt to show the Republicans are sending weapons to Israel.
Watch as all the totally-not-parroting-russian-propaganda crowd remain eerily silent.
Right, all the anti-genocide protestors will disperse because a U.S bill that hamstrings any attempt to stop the genocide MAY fail.. and hence critics will remain eerily silent.
They must wait until they are fed the proper response.
It was just locker room talk
Exactly my first thought.
Feels like they should be adding critical contextual information like this to the titles. I know the headline writers hate the idea of people just reading the headline to get informed (because clicks are needed for ads), but people do get informed that way. It's a very different story if "Congress rebukes Biden on Israel" than "Republicans rebuke Biden on Israel", and I expect "US House" translates into an average reader's mind much more as "Congress" than "Republicans".
Better say that louder. I can't hear you over the general white noise all the blindly and mindlessly pointing fingers make.
And that's exactly why we can't vote for genocide Joe. Don't forget to sit out this election or vote third party - that's the only way to have a meaningful impact and improve the lives of Palestinians! /s
I almost at that onion ☺️
After Biden sent more. This is just them sending back the big bombs
While that may be so… it’s an important election.
So we can definitely say Republicans support genocide harder than Democrats, right? Like this whole debate is over, right? Right?
Was that ever a serious debate?
Yes. Republicans are worse.
Doesn’t make Biden “good”. This isn’t a hallmark whodunnit.
So then there is no excuse for Biden to take a harder stance against Israel since it's a partisan issue right?
That doesn't even make any sense. You think Democrats oppose things solely because the Republicans support them? That's childish and stupid. Republicans do that, because they're childish and stupid. Democrats do not.
Why only 2 choices? We need a proper left party and not corporate fake Democrat
I feel like we've had this particular conversation several times lately in the public sphere. There can only be two parties in the presidential race. You'll have to co-opt one of them from within to effect change.
40 is definitely higher than 10 but if its a failing score then you still deserve criticism. the debate was never about republicans. It's asinine to claim that criticism of Biden and democrats is automatically "Both sides are the same" material
I'm not even entirely sure the Republicans would be terribly bothered by that characterization.
Mmmmm... Supporting genocide is sort of like being pregnant... You either are or you aren't. There's no acceptable level of supporting genocide. Or apartheid... Or pretty much anything Israel has done to the Palestinian people in the last 75ish years
That's not even close to true. More people will die under a GOP administration. That's not equal.
I'm sure all IG posts will now totally have comments about how Republicans want to force support of genocide. /s
Something something complicit in genocide something don't vote something suka blyat.
I am confused I thought Biden sent an arms package to Israel two days ago
https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-arms-gaza-ebe971ca8878ff430ce6458c04151585
Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
Nothing happens immediately. The news presents these deals as if they're getting shipped tomorrow, when in actuality they take years to fulfill. The media loves to click-bait about Biden and Israel.
Now I am even more confused. Does this mean that weapons shipments to Israel are currently still blocked by Biden?
Here you go Biden. You're big chance to show that you don't use the Republicans to pass stuff you don't want to take credit for. Do your best to block it... If you want to.
[The bill] would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel.
The act is not expected to become law.
Now why would it not become the law? The house passed it so does it maybe have to go through the Senate first and then ... I think there's another step. Something like the target of the bill would have to sign it into law himself thereby compelling himself to resume sending weapons (which he never stopped doing, btw). Yeah, I can see no reason why this performative bull shit won't become law.
this is a performance. It's easy to vote in favor of stuff that has no chance of advancing in the senate.
The dems are not unified against Israel. Not by a long shot.
Incidentally, Greene was one of the 3 who voted no.
The enemy of my enemy is funny, not my friend.
Don't forget her fears of Jewish space lasers. If there is one thing you can rely on her for, it is consistency in her racism.
A lot of antisemitic people love that Israel exists because it gives them an excuse to get rid of all the Jews in their own country. I guess she's not one of those ones.