{"id":2243042,"date":"2024-05-12T17:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccaul-blasts-biden-for-withholding-precise-weapons-from-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T17:47:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:47:54","slug":"mccaul-blasts-biden-for-withholding-precise-weapons-from-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccaul-blasts-biden-for-withholding-precise-weapons-from-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"McCaul criticizes Biden for withholding key weapons from Israel"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmccaul-blasts-biden-for-withholding-precise-weapons-from-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=2243042&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>Rep. Michael \u2063McCaul\u200b from \u2062Texas \u2062criticized President Joe \u200bBiden for withholding &#8220;precise&#8221; weapons \u2064from Israel\u200d during its conflict with\u2063 Hamas. McCaul, \u200cthe Chair of the House Foreign Affairs\u200d Committee, expressed concerns about the delay in supplying these essential weapons, emphasizing\u2063 their precision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-claims-that-ap-reporters-were-lucky-to-get-out-of-building-it-wasnt-luck\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Blasts Claims That AP Reporters Were \u2018Lucky\u2019 To Get Out Of Building: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t Luck\u2019\">avoid civilian casualties<\/a>. This issue \u200darose over 200 days \u200bafter Hamas initiated attacks on Israel, prompting military responses.  <\/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>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-mccaul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michael McCaul<\/a> (R-TX) blasted President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> for holding back \u201cprecise\u201d weaponry from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> amid its conflict against <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul appeared on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/ThisWeek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"This Week\">This Week<\/a><\/em>  on Sunday to go into further detail about the weaponry that the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which he chairs, signed off to give to Israel. It has been over 200 days since Hamas launched its attack on Israel and the country responded with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-japan-may-deploy-military-to-protect-u-s-from-china-tokyo-warns-of-taiwan-tensions-seeks-to-deploy-military-overseas-for-1st-time-since-1945\/\" title=\"Reports: Japan may deploy military to protect U.S. from China, Tokyo warns of Taiwan tensions, seeks to deploy military overseas for 1st time since 1945\">military missions<\/a> across Gaza to eliminate the terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re worried about is sort\u00a0of a defiance of congressional\u00a0intent here that we passed these\u00a0weapons out of Congress, and now\u00a0the president\u2019s holding them\u00a0back,\u201d McCaul said.\u00a0\u201cI would say most of these\u00a0weapons\u00a0are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lets-have-the-vote-cotton-throws-down-gauntlet-to-bernie-dem-senators-on-israel\/\" title=\"\u2018Let\u2019s Have The Vote\u2019: Cotton Throws Down Gauntlet To Bernie, Dem Senators On Israel\">precision-guided weapons<\/a> and\u00a0that means precise, and that\u00a0means that it spares civilian\u00a0casualties because the targeting\u00a0is so precise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This interview came almost a month after the passage of H.R. 8034,\u00a0the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> allotted another $26.38 billion to Israel despite the opposition of some 58 representatives. On the same day, the House approved $60.84 billion in aid to Ukraine, which McCaul suggested could appear to be in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere it matters is a signal and the\u00a0message we\u2019re sending the rest\u00a0of the world that you can\u2019t\u00a0count on the United States,\u00a0can\u2019t trust the United States.\u00a0That our allies, you know, and\u00a0our enemies see this as well,\u201d McCaul said. \u201cI think\u00a0Russia and China are right there\u00a0looking at this too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Pres. Biden withholding weapons to Israel sends a message \u201cthat you can\u2019t count on the United States,\u201d GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our allies and friends see this as a trust issue\u2026I think Russia and China are right there looking at this too.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j4bBzd7RDh\">https:\/\/t.co\/j4bBzd7RDh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eVDIfs6sTj\">pic.twitter.com\/eVDIfs6sTj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1789685755247251949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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>Approximately 34,000\u00a0Palestinians\u00a0have been killed during the conflict in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, according to the local health ministry. The ministry\u2019s count doesn\u2019t distinguish between combatants and non-combatants but alleges that two-thirds of their dead are women and children.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons to Israel that could be used in Rafah, the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) criticized President Biden for withholding &#8220;precise&#8221; weapons from Israel in its conflict with Hamas. McCaul, speaking on This Week, shared insights on the House Foreign Affairs Committee&#8217;s approval to supply Israel with weaponry. 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