{"id":2244644,"date":"2024-05-14T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-signals-partial-reversal-will-push-ahead-with-arms-package-bound-for-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:24:12","slug":"biden-admin-signals-partial-reversal-will-push-ahead-with-arms-package-bound-for-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-signals-partial-reversal-will-push-ahead-with-arms-package-bound-for-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration to Proceed with Israel Arms Package Despite Partial Reversal Signal"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-signals-partial-reversal-will-push-ahead-with-arms-package-bound-for-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=2244644&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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration announced a $1 billion\u2063 military arms package for Israel, \u200ba partial reversal \u200bafter halting bomb shipments. The deal includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-at-the-top-10-battle-tanks-in-the-world\/\" title=\"Look 10 Top in Battle Tanks\">tank ammunition<\/a> and tactical vehicles \u2062but excludes 2,000 lb bombs. Biden expressed concerns over Israel&#8217;s actions in Rafah \u2063but \u200baffirmed \u2063ongoing\u200b support against\u2064 Hamas. The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-says-vaccinating-seniors-is-his-priority\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. DeSantis says vaccinating seniors is his priority\">administration remains committed<\/a> \u200bto supplying defensive\u2062 weapons to Israel.  <\/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<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden\u2019s administration<\/a> announced on Tuesday that a $1 billion military arms package bound for Israel would be moving ahead \u2014 marking at least a partial reversal after a shipment of bombs was halted last week over Israel\u2019s decision to move on Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>Biden halted the shipment of larger bombs last week \u2014 and threatened the possibility that he could withhold future weapons shipments \u2014 just days after promising that his support of Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas terrorists was \u201cironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/biden-moves-forward-on-1-billion-in-new-arms-for-israel-844b761c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published by The Wall Street Journal, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catastrophic-for-the-party-sean-duffy-predicts-build-back-better-will-pass-and-40-50-democrats-will-lose-in-2022\/\" title=\"\u2018Catastrophic For The Party\u2019: Sean Duffy Predicts \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 Will Pass \u2014 And 40-50 Democrats Will Lose In 2022\">current package<\/a> could include the \u201cpotential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds\u201d \u2014 but may stop short of including the 2,000 lb bombs that were in the shipment that Biden withheld.<\/p>\n<p>After halting that shipment, Biden again voiced his opposition to Israel\u2019s planned invasion of Rafah \u2014 the last remaining Hamas stronghold in Gaza \u2014 and suggested that although he planned to continue to supply Israel with defensive weapons, he could potentially withhold future weapons shipments if Israeli forces were to invade the more dense population areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-officials-travel-to-haiti-after-president-assassinated-dont-send-military-assistance\/\" title=\"U.S. Officials Travel To Haiti After President Assassinated, Don\u2019t Send Military Assistance\">send military assistance<\/a>. We have paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs because we don\u2019t believe they should be dropped in densely populated cities,\u201d National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said early last week, prompting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wave of backlash<\/a> from the public and from some in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Democrats voiced concern over Biden\u2019s decision, including Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), who said, \u201cHard disagree and deeply disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said at the time that he hoped Biden\u2019s comments amounted to a \u201csenior moment\u201d rather than a policy position.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) added, \u201cAs the leader of the free world, America cannot claim that its commitment to Israel is \u2018iron-clad\u2019 and then proceed to withhold aid from Israel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turned-his-back-on-israel-and-now-some-democrats-are-turning-on-biden\/\" title=\"Biden's Shift Away from Israel Is Prompting Democrat Dissent\">mixed messaging makes<\/a> a mockery of our credibility as an ally. No one will take our word seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mixed messages, according to Seth Binder (an expert on U.S. weapons sales with the Middle East Democracy Center), may still be a problem for Biden \u2014 especially since he announced his support for the current arms deal so soon after holding one back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just another example of them muddying their message and undermining any real strength behind the hold,\u201d he said, arguing that if Biden wanted to put pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, he might be going about it the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s administration confirmed a $1 billion arms package for Israel is progressing, a partial shift from halting bomb shipments last week. This move follows Israel&#8217;s actions in Rafah. 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