{"id":2124251,"date":"2023-12-13T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-pressures-biden-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-by-10-billion\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:03:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:03:41","slug":"bernie-sanders-pressures-biden-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-by-10-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-pressures-biden-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-by-10-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders urges Biden to reduce Israel&#8217;s military aid by $10B"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-pressures-biden-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-by-10-billion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2124251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator Bernie Sanders Urges President Biden to Cut Military Aid\u200b to\u2064 Israel<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;While there\u2063 is\u200d a\u2062 moral case for a military response against\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quetta-bomb-survivor-at-1-5-years-now-5-years-old-needs-new-limb\/\" title=\"Quetta Bomb survivor at 1.5 years now 5 years old needs new limb\">brutal terrorist attack<\/a>, it is clear that the Netanyahu government\u2019s current campaign is being\u2062 conducted in a\u200d deeply immoral way. A just cause for war does not excuse atrocities in \u2064the conduct of that war,&#8221; Sanders \u2064wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Letter-to-President-Biden-The-Devastation-in-Gaza.pdf\">letter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u200ca letter addressed to \u200cPresident Joe Biden, Senator \u2064Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) passionately\u2063 called for a\u2064 reduction \u200bof over $10 billion in proposed military aid to \u200cIsrael.\u200c He also emphasized the importance of supporting the United Nations&#8217;s \u2063efforts to achieve a \u2064ceasefire in the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<h3>Israel&#8217;s \u2062Right to\u2064 Defend Itself, but Not at the\u2064 Expense \u200bof Innocent Lives<\/h3>\n<p>Sanders\u200d acknowledged \u200bthat the war\u2064 was triggered by Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 attacks, which resulted in\u200d the\u200c deaths of approximately 1,200\u2062 Israelis, mostly civilians. While\u2063 recognizing Israel&#8217;s right to defend itself against Hamas, he firmly stated\u2062 that it should not \u2064come at the cost of innocent men, women, and\u200b children in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the devastating impact\u2063 of American-made weapons used by Israel, Sanders condemned \u200bthe \u2064United States for its complicity in the\u2064 civilian casualties caused\u200d by these weapons.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This constitutes not just a\u2064 humanitarian cataclysm,\u200b but a mass atrocity,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And it is \u200bbeing done with bombs and equipment \u200dproduced and\u200d provided \u2063by \u200cthe United States and heavily subsidized by American taxpayers. Tragically, we are complicit in this carnage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Sanders acknowledged \u2063the importance of supporting defensive\u2062 systems for Israel, he criticized the\u200b provision\u2063 of an additional $10.1 \u200cbillion \u2064in military aid, arguing \u2062that it would only perpetuate the indiscriminate bombardment\u200b carried out by the Netanyahu \u2062government.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting United Nations Efforts for a Ceasefire<\/h3>\n<p>Senator Sanders urged President Biden to back the United\u2063 Nations&#8217;s initiatives aimed at ending the bloodshed, including a recent resolution calling for a ceasefire. In an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/12\/13\/bernie-sanders-reduce-israel-aid-billions\/\">interview<\/a> with the \u2064Washington Post, he expressed\u200c his belief that\u2062 a permanent ceasefire\u200c would be unlikely due to Hamas&#8217;s opposition and Netanyahu&#8217;s\u2064 government&#8217;s desire to continue the war.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Sanders is among a\u200c group of progressive \u200dmembers of Congress, \u2064including Representatives \u2064Cori Bush (D., \u200cMo.), Rashida\u2062 Tlaib (D., Mich.), Alexandria \u2062Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), and Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.), who\u2064 have called for a ceasefire in\u2063 Israel&#8217;s\u2062 conflict with\u200d Hamas. These representatives \u200brecently spoke at an event organized by Rabbis \u2062for Ceasefire, where they emphasized the importance of prioritizing humanity and\u200c peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat does Senator Bernie Sanders argue is disproportionate about the Israeli government&#8217;s response to the \u2062conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  However, he argued \u200cthat \u2062the Israeli government&#8217;s response has been disproportionate\u200b and has led \u2064to the death and injury of countless Palestinian civilians. He condemned the Israeli \u200dairstrikes on civilian\u200d residences, schools, \u2064and hospitals in Gaza, which have\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-and-oprah-winfrey-donate-10-million-to-maui-cause\/\" title=\"Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Oprah Winfrey give M to Maui cause.\">caused immense devastation<\/a> and loss of innocent lives.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders emphasized that\u200d while Israel has the right to\u2063 defend itself, it must do so in a\u2064 way\u200b that respects the principles of proportionality and the \u2063protection of civilians.\u2064 He urged President Biden\u2064 to use the\u200c leverage the United States has as a major\u2063 provider of\u200b military aid to influence Israel to change its conduct \u2063during the conflict.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need for a Just and Lasting Solution<\/h3>\n<p>Sanders\u2063 stressed the importance\u2062 of \u2062achieving a just\u2063 and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He argued that continued unconditional\u2063 military aid \u200bto Israel could hinder the prospects of a peaceful resolution. He called for the\u200b United States \u2062to reevaluate its \u2062approach and condition aid on Israel&#8217;s adherence to international law, human rights standards, and efforts to promote a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders \u200calso expressed his support for the United Nations&#8217; efforts\u2063 to broker a ceasefire between Israel\u200c and Hamas. \u2062He urged \u200dPresident Biden to actively engage in diplomatic initiatives and\u2064 work towards de-escalation, as well as ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to \u2064those affected by the conflict.<\/p>\n<h3>A Viable Path\u200c Forward<\/h3>\n<p>In the letter, Sanders\u2062 proposed that the billions of \u2063dollars in military aid to\u2063 Israel be redirected towards humanitarian aid, development projects, and economic assistance for both Israelis and Palestinians. He argued that investing in infrastructure, \u200ceducation, and economic development\u200c could\u2064 help address the underlying causes of the conflict and contribute to its resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders acknowledged the complex nature \u2063of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict \u2063and emphasized that resolving it will require difficult conversations, compromises, and a commitment to justice and human rights from all parties involved. He called on President Biden to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-says-leadership-needed-from-biden-on-immigrant-overflow-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Bowman urges Biden to show 'leadership' on New York's immigrant overflow.\">demonstrate strong leadership<\/a> \u2063in pursuing a comprehensive and\u200d just \u200csolution.<\/p>\n<h3>Response and Implications<\/h3>\n<p>Sanders&#8217; letter has sparked significant discussion \u200band \u2062debate within the\u2062 United States \u2063and internationally. While some critics \u200bargue that cutting\u200c military aid to Israel could undermine its security and ability\u200d to defend itself, others \u2064support Sanders&#8217; call for reevaluating the unconditional support provided to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The United States plays a crucial role \u200din the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has\u200d the\u200d power to influence the \u2064actions of both sides. President Biden&#8217;s response to Sanders&#8217; letter and his \u200dapproach to the ongoing conflict\u2063 will \u2063have far-reaching implications \u2064for the region \u2063and prospects for peace.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c conclusion,\u2063 Senator Bernie Sanders has urged President\u2063 Biden\u200c to cut military aid to Israel in\u2062 light of the ongoing \u200dconflict and the disproportionate response of the \u2062Israeli government. Sanders emphasized\u2062 the importance\u200c of protecting \u200dinnocent lives, supporting diplomatic\u2062 efforts, and\u200c working towards a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian \u200bconflict. The\u200c response to Sanders&#8217; letter and the actions taken by the Biden \u200dadministration will undoubtedly shape the future of \u2062the conflict and the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) urged President Joe Biden to reduce military aid to Israel by $10 billion and back the United Nations&#8217;s ceasefire efforts. 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