{"id":2242950,"date":"2024-05-12T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murphy-says-us-has-no-obligation-to-write-a-blank-check-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T14:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T18:58:21","slug":"murphy-says-us-has-no-obligation-to-write-a-blank-check-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murphy-says-us-has-no-obligation-to-write-a-blank-check-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Murphy states the US is not obligated to give Israel a blank check"},"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%2Fmurphy-says-us-has-no-obligation-to-write-a-blank-check-to-israel%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=2242950&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--><p>Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) defended\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision\u2064 to restrict certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-seizes-iranian-weapons-shipment-as-biden-administration-seeks-new-deal\/\" title=\"Navy Seizes Iranian Weapons Shipment as Biden Administration Seeks New Deal\">arms shipments<\/a> to \u2064Israel, emphasizing that the U.S. is not bound to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-roy-tells-mayorkas-to-do-your-job-not-going-to-give-him-a-blank-check\/\" title=\"Chip Roy tells Mayorkas to 'do your job': 'Not going to give him a blank check'\">provide unlimited support<\/a> to\u2062 its allies. Murphy addressed concerns raised by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) regarding Biden&#8217;s warnings to\u200d Israel \u200dregarding an\u200c operation in Rafah. Murphy reaffirmed this stance on \u2062CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of \u2063the \u200dUnion,&#8221; supporting the \u200bU.S. strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-murphy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chris Murphy\">Chris Murphy<\/a> (D-CT) pushed back on criticisms of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s plan to limit certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-defense-forces-seize-smuggled-weapons-from-jordan\/\" title=\"Israel Defense Forces Seize Smuggled Weapons From Jordan\">weapons shipments<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chris Murphy\">Israel<\/a>, arguing that the U.S. has \u201cno obligation\u201d to hand a \u201cblank check\u201d to allies.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy was asked specifically about Sen. John Fetterman\u2019s (D-PA) critique of Biden\u2019s threats to Israel if they move forward with an operation in Rafah. On CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em> on Sunday, Murphy defended the U.S. strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong>\u201cWe have no obligation to write a blank check of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> support to any of our allies. We have a right, as a sovereign nation with our own independent security concerns, to make sure that, when we are partnering with an ally, that we are partnering with a winning strategy,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur own national security experts tell us that this is a generation, this moment will have a generational impact on the growth of terrorism around the globe. I want Hamas gone. I don\u2019t want them to ever have the ability to hit Israel again,\u201d he added. \u201cI worry that the number of civilians that are dying are ultimately going to provide permanent recruiting material to Hamas and Hamas will remain a threat for years to come to Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He defended his stance on limiting weapons shipments to Israel by arguing that the Jewish State should make a \u201cmore concrete commitment to a future Palestinian state\u201d which he claims is \u201cessential for the survival of Jewish State in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden received bipartisan criticism for his move to limit some weapons shipments to Israel but several of his top allies in his administration and the Senate have backed his move. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) went one step <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3001074\/lindsey-graham-slams-bernie-sanders-call-for-total-cut-in-u-s-aid-to-israel-irresponsible-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"further\">further<\/a> on Sunday, arguing that Israel should not be receiving the nickel in U.S. military aid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been ongoing for more than seven months. The conflict began when Hamas committed multiple terrorist attacks against mostly Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) defended President Biden&#8217;s plan to restrict weapon shipments to Israel, emphasizing the U.S. is not obliged to provide a &#8220;blank check&#8221; to allies. When questioned about Senator John Fetterman&#8217;s (D-PA) concerns regarding Biden&#8217;s warnings to Israel, Murphy reaffirmed the stance on accountability over unconditional support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2242951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24132697694670.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2242950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24132697694670.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242950","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2242950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2242951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2242950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2242950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2242950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}