'What other leverage does the United States have? To scold? Bibi doesn't give a damn about scolding.'
Share on linkedin President Biden in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Imagesand threat of conditions for aid to Israel could shake up the foreign aid vote math on Capitol Hill. is already trying to perform a tenuous balancing act to cobble together the votes for aid to Israel , Ukraine and Taiwan.
Biden also stressed that Israel needs to lay out "concrete and measurable steps" for protecting aid workers and addressing the humanitarian crisis — a demand amplified by the recent deaths of sevenBiden "made clear that U.S. policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel's immediate action on these steps," the White House said.
Schakowsky added she feels "very strongly" about conditioning aid to Israel and "I think a lot of people … feel that way." "In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers," they wrote.Rep. Ritchie Torres . said he supports minimizing casualties in Gaza and sending aid to Palestinians, but "any attempt to fundamentally undermine the U.S.-Israel relationship will only serve to benefit Hamas.
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