{"id":2137845,"date":"2024-01-01T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-with-biden-administration-for-bypassing-congress-on-israel-weapons-again\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T16:18:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T21:18:17","slug":"democrats-upset-with-biden-administration-for-bypassing-congress-on-israel-weapons-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-with-biden-administration-for-bypassing-congress-on-israel-weapons-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats angry at Biden administration for once again bypassing Congress on Israel weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fdemocrats-upset-with-biden-administration-for-bypassing-congress-on-israel-weapons-again%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=2137845&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>Senate Democrats Criticize Biden\u200b Administration&#8217;s Second\u200d Emergency Weapons Sale to Israel<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Democrats are furious\u2064 with the Biden administration for bypassing \u2063Congress once again to send weapons to Israel, raising concerns about the \u2062humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department\u2064 announced\u200d on \u200dFriday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had informed Congress about the \u200dsecond emergency determination, covering over $147.5 million in equipment sales. This includes new fuses and chargers for the Israeli military&#8217;s 155 mm shells.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given\u2063 the urgency of \u2063Israel&#8217;s defensive needs, the\u2064 secretary \u2064notified Congress that he had exercised \u2063his delegated authority to determine an emergency existed, necessitating the immediate approval\u2064 of the\u200b transfer,&#8221; stated Blinken.<\/p>\n<p>This emergency determination allows the Biden administration to waive the \u2063usual congressional review process for foreign \u200bmilitary sales.<\/p>\n<p>However, this is the second time \u2062the Biden administration has authorized \u200ban emergency weapons sale to Israel without congressional approval. Just a few weeks ago, on December 9, Blinken \u2063used the same\u200d powers to push\u200b through a separate $106.5 million funding for \u200ctank ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats have criticized these back-to-back \u2063emergency declarations, expressing concerns about civilian casualties \u2062in Gaza. They argue\u200c that authorizing weapons funding for a foreign military without involving Congress removes an essential \u200ccheck on the executive branch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unnecessarily bypassing\u2062 Congress means keeping the American people\u200c in the dark,&#8221; said Sen. Tim\u2062 Kaine (D-VA). &#8220;We need a public explanation\u2062 of the rationale behind this decision \u2014 \u2062the second\u200d such \u2062decision this month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) also \u2062condemned the Biden administration&#8217;s decision,\u200d stating that it \u200dundermines transparency and weakens accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. \u2063Peter\u2063 Welch (D-VT) highlighted the devastating impact of the weapons sent to\u200d Israel, contributing to the\u200b death and injury of countless civilians and the displacement of \u200cmillions of people in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>As Senate Democrats\u2064 push for conditions \u2062on U.S. military aid, including adherence to international armed conflict laws, President Biden&#8217;s request for foreign military aid to Ukraine, Israel, \u200bTaiwan, and Indo-Pacific partners remains stalled in the\u200c Senate due \u200cto negotiations on a border security bill.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do Senate Democrats \u200dbelieve the provision of\u200c more weapons to Israel could\u200d exacerbate the conflict between Israel and Palestine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In foreign \u200dmilitary \u2064sales to Israel. This sale comes just months after a similar emergency weapons sale was approved \u200dby the Biden administration in May.<\/p>\n<p>The move has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-premium-wall-streets-leftist-esg-standards-are-making-inflation-worse\/\" title=\"\u2018Green Premium\u2019: Wall Street\u2019s Leftist ESG Standards Are Making Inflation Worse\">drawn sharp criticism<\/a> from Senate Democrats who \u2063argue that the Biden administration should not be taking such actions without congressional approval. Senator Bernie Sanders expressed his frustration, stating, \u200c&#8221;The United \u2062States must stop supplying weapons to Israel.\u2064 At a\u200c moment when U.S.-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we\u2062 cannot simply let another\u200c huge arms sale\u2062 go through without even a Congressional debate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dconcern among Senate Democrats stems from the ongoing\u2062 conflict between\u2064 Israel and Palestine, which intensified in\u200c May when \u2062Hamas, the\u200b militant group controlling Gaza,\u200c launched missiles towards Israel. Israel responded with a military offensive in Gaza, resulting in the death of numerous Palestinians, including children, and\u200b the displacement of thousands.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights organizations and international bodies have condemned Israel&#8217;s\u200c actions, accusing them of disproportionate \u2064force and violation of international humanitarian law.\u200d In\u2063 this context, the decision by the Biden administration to proceed with another emergency weapons sale to Israel raises concerns about exacerbating an already dire situation.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats\u200c argue that the U.S. needs to play\u200b a\u200b more active role in de-escalating the conflict and working towards a negotiated peace settlement. They believe that the provision of more \u200cweapons to Israel without a comprehensive assessment of\u2064 the situation only contributes to \u2064the cycle of \u200cviolence \u2064and undermines U.S. credibility as a mediator in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Democrats argue that the continued supply\u2062 of weapons to Israel sends a message that the U.S. \u2063implicitly supports Israeli actions, even when they are seen as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a> by many. This could further damage the reputation and standing of the U.S. in \u2062the international community,\u2062 particularly\u2064 in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of Congress have called for stronger oversight and involvement in arms\u200d sales, particularly \u200din\u200c emergency cases. \u200cThey emphasize the need for Congress to have a say in such decisions \u2063in order to ensure\u200b that U.S.\u2064 arms are not contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> or prolonging\u200c conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden\u200d administration\u200d maintains that the emergency weapons\u2064 sale \u200cto Israel is justified by the need to support the country&#8217;s defense against security threats, Senate Democrats demand a more comprehensive \u200bapproach that takes into account the humanitarian\u2064 crisis in Gaza and promotes a peaceful resolution to \u200cthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the debate over the Biden administration&#8217;s second emergency weapons sale to Israel highlights the \u200blarger issue of congressional oversight\u2063 and the role of the U.S. \u200bin promoting peace and stability\u2062 in the Middle East. Senate \u200bDemocrats argue that the U.S. should not unilaterally decide to supply \u200dweapons\u2063 in emergency\u200d situations without proper consultation and assessment of the consequences. Only through a \u2062balanced\u200c approach that considers both security concerns and human rights can lasting peace\u2062 be achieved in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats are furious as Biden&#8217;s administration bypasses Congress again to supply weapons to Israel. They express growing worries about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Defense Department informed Congress of its second emergency decision, allocating over $147.5 million for equipment, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2137846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2137845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2137845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2137846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2137845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2137845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2137845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}