Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel

Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel
Pelosi joins call for Biden to stop transfer of US weapons to Israel

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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A man walks through the rubble of his shop which was destroyed in an Israeli strike, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip March 31, 2024. ― Reuters pic

WASHINGTON, April 6 ― Representative Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker and a key ally of Joe Biden, signed a letter yesterday from dozens of congressional Democrats to the president and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging a halt to weapons transfers to Israel.

Why it is important

Israel's military assault on Gaza, which followed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' October 7 attack, has come under increasing international criticism as the Gaza health ministry has reported more than 33,000 people have died in the war and the narrow coastal enclave suffers widespread famine.

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Support from Pelosi, a veteran member of Biden's Democratic Party, for stopping the transfer of weapons to Israel showed that the view is increasingly becoming mainstream in the party.

Key quote

Yesterday's letter called on the Biden administration to conduct its own probe into an Israeli airstrike that killed seven staff of the aid group World Central Kitchen on Monday.

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“In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers,” the letter said. It was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats including Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Context

The Israeli military said on Friday it dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the aid workers' deaths found serious errors and breaches of procedure. Biden held a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in which he said Israel needed to do more to protect civilians or the US would change its policy.

Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent military assault on Hamas-governed Gaza has displaced nearly all its 2.3 million population and led to genocide allegations that Israel denies. ― Reuters

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