Re: Let's go Brandon!

While Israel attempts to rid Gaza of the terrorist group Hamas, which
massacred over 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, the Biden
administration has undermined the war effort by refusing to notify
Congress about military aid intended for Israel, thus blocking the
delivery of the aid, according to a new report.

Although critics of Israel often cite U.S. military aid to Israel,
Tablet Magazine noted, �(N)early all military aid to Israel � other
than loan guarantees, which cost Washington nothing, the U.S. gives
Israel no other kind of aid � consists of credits that go directly from
the Pentagon to U.S. weapons manufacturers.�

According to The Wall Street Journal, despite the fact that the State
Department is required to notify Congress when the U.S. sells arms to
other countries and the price surpasses certain thresholds, officials
said the Biden administration has not notified Congress about the
proposed sale of up to 6,500 �kits that enable unguided bombs to be
steered to a target,� thus denying Israel the capacity to be more
precise in its attack and spare civilians in the process.

Additionally, officials said the Biden administration hasn�t notified
Congress about military aid, including tank ammunition, military
vehicles and mortar rounds, the Journal reported.

The Biden administration�s campaign to undermine Israel includes a
report it is expected to deliver this week as to whether the
administration contends Israel has violated U.S. or international law
in Gaza. If the Biden administration says Israel has, it could
jeopardize U.S. aid to Israel in the middle of Israel�s war against
Hamas.

On April 30, Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), the Chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. James Risch (R-ID), the Ranking
Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a letter to
President Biden slamming his February National Security Memorandum.
�The timing of its release makes clear that its aim is to placate
critics of security assistance to our vital ally Israel,� they stated.


They continued:

NSM-20 plainly was designed to appease critics of Israel.
Following the brutal October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on
Israel by Hamas � a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist
Organization (FTO) � Israel has been engaged in a campaign to
destroy the military and governing capacity of Hamas in Gaza.
Israel faces near-daily rocket fire from Hezbollah, another
FTO, into its northern territory (where tens of thousands of
citizens have been displaced), while Iran and Iranian-backed
proxies in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen pose grave threats to
Israel. Iran�s unprecedented drone and missile attack on April
13, 2024, was only the latest in a long series of aggressive
actions that threaten regional stability. The February 2024
release date of the NSM, and the subsequent media attention it
has generated on Israel alone, make clear that the policy is
primarily motivated to placate anti- Israel sentiment at home
and abroad.

�We urge you to revoke NSM-20, abide by the robust and vital human
rights safeguards already codified in U.S. security assistance law, and
continue to support our critical partners around the world,� they
concluded.

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Let's go Brandon!