{"id":2243474,"date":"2024-05-13T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-target-biden-after-pausing-weapons-shipments-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T13:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T17:09:54","slug":"house-republicans-target-biden-after-pausing-weapons-shipments-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-target-biden-after-pausing-weapons-shipments-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans criticize Biden for halting arms deliveries to Israel"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fhouse-republicans-target-biden-after-pausing-weapons-shipments-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=2243474&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>House Republicans\u2063 are gearing up to vote on a resolution condemning President Biden for considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-criticizes-biden-for-not-threatening-to-withhold-weapons-to-israel-earlier\/\" title=\"Psaki blames Biden for delayed weapon threat to Israel\">withholding weapons shipments<\/a> to Israel. They criticize Biden for\u2063 mishandling the response to\u2064 the Gaza conflict. The resolution proposes withholding funds until Israel receives the materials. Republicans across Congress\u200d have accused Biden of wavering on his support \u200bfor Israel to please the far Left.  <\/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>\n<p>House Republicans are poised to vote on legislation condemning President Joe Biden for his threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2997235\/biden-blasted-allies-critics-reversal-weapons-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-accuses-biden-of-betrayal-hopes-israel-aid-threat-was-senior-moment\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of betrayal over Israel aid threat, hopes it was just a 'senior moment.\">withhold weapons shipments<\/a> to Israel<\/a>, accusing the president of mishandling the U.S. response to the war in Gaza and abandoning one of the country\u2019s key allies. <\/p>\n<p>The House is set to vote <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/billsthisweek\/20240513\/Israel_Assistance_xml%20(002).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on a resolution<\/a> this week decrying Biden\u2019s \u201cdangerous hold\u201d on weapons to Israel while also proposing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-introduces-bill-prohibiting-u-s-taxpayer-money-from-funding-forced-abortions-in-china\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill Prohibiting U.S. Taxpayer Money From Funding Forced Abortions In China\">withhold funds<\/a> from the secretaries of State and Defense as well as the National Security Council until the materials are delivered. The resolution comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3000611\/oversight-republicans-demand-explanation-timing-weapons-shipment-pause-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans in both the House and the Senate<\/a> have denounced Biden for his response to the war and accused him of walking back his previous stance to support Israel to appease those on the far Left. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not President Biden\u2019s job to dictate to Israel how they should go about defending their right to exist and deterring violence against their people,\u201d House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) wrote in a newsletter Sunday evening. \u201cHouse Republicans stand unequivocally with Israel in its war against terrorists and those that threaten its freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes in direct response to comments Biden made last week in which he said he would stop providing artillery shells and other weapons to Israel if it invaded the city of Rafah, where millions of Palestinians have sought refuge during the war. The threat marks the first time the Biden administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/biden-netanyahu-gaza.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"publicly threatened\">publicly threatened<\/a> a halt in supplying weapons to the country. <\/p>\n<p>The threat sparked an immediate backlash from Republicans, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) telling <em>Politico <\/em>he hoped the president was just having a \u201csenior moment.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my reaction honestly was: Wow, that is a complete turn from what I have been told even in, you know, recent hours,\u201d Johnson told the outlet. \u201cI mean, 24 hours ago it was confirmed to me by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2020-trump-campaign-attorney-says-pence-may-ask-state-lawmakers-to-decide-election\/\" title=\"2020 Trump campaign attorney says Pence may ask state lawmakers to decide election\">top administration officials<\/a> that the policy\u2019s very different than what he stated there. So I hope that\u2019s a senior moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden administration officials defended the comments \u2014 prompting criticism from GOP lawmakers who said the president had shifted his opinion to appease progressive Democrats who oppose the shipments. <\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders pointed to the $26.38 billion aid package Congress passed last month to go to the Jewish state, which Biden supported and signed into law. That package included funds to replenish the country\u2019s Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling missile defense systems as well as $3.5 billion to go toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-approves-aid-to-taiwan-in-first-advancement-of-foreign-aid-package\/\" title=\"House passes Taiwan aid as part of initial progress in foreign aid proposal\">securing advanced weapons systems<\/a> and other defense services. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast week, however, President Biden threatened to withhold weapons and munitions from Israel if they entered Rafah, a major Hamas stronghold in Gaza, in order to appease radical leftists and pro-Palestine activists,\u201d Scalise wrote. \u201cThis is unacceptable. \u2026 We must hold the President accountable for his dangerous intimidation tactics that put the safety of our ally and the Israeli people at risk by emboldening Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has received backlash from some corners of his own party over the war in Gaza, with a growing number of Democratic voters in blue states casting their votes as \u201cuncommitted\u201d in protest. If those efforts persist into the general election, it could spell trouble for Biden as he prepares to face Trump in what is expected to be a tight race.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans intend to pass a resolution denouncing President Biden&#8217;s decision to halt arms sales to Israel, citing concerns over U.S. response to Gaza conflict and abandonment of a key ally. 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