Such determinations are rare, but not unprecedented, when administrations see an urgent need for weapons to be delivered without waiting for lawmakers' approval.

For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism.

  • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Republicans wouldn’t exactly oppose such an approval

    But they did oppose it.

    Republicans oppose Israel military aid unless Democrats support new anti-immigration laws. For now it’s an impasse, so Israel isn’t getting military aid. Thus Biden has to sell Israel military equipment instead of donating it.

    And it’s a relatively small quantity of weapons. Israel is spending $100 million on US weapons, which is roughly one day’s worth of funding for the IDF (the Israeli military budget is $24 billion a year). The US says they are mostly buying spare parts.