Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks faces pressure from Democrats on his committee to block Israel's purchase of F-15 fighter jets unless assurances are given regarding the use of U.S. weapons in accordance with international law and the allowance of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Share on email on following international law in Gaza but still came away without giving his approval for Israel 's purchase of F-15 fighter jets, Axios has learned.Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks faces pressure from "at least a dozen" Democrats on his committee to exercise his power to effectively block the deal, according to a lawmaker familiar with the matter.Meeks has said he's looking for "assurances" from Israel that it'll use U.S.
After he viewed the letter of assurances, Meeks didn't tell the State Department whether he would sign off and didn't articulate any terms, the U.S. official said.Meeks told Axios that "the State Department has been very accessible to me, so I'm looking at a number of things. That may have been one of them."
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