Report: U.S. Approves $735 Million Arms Sale to Israel
Simon Kent 17 May 2021
The sale of $735 million in weapons to Israel has been approved by the Biden administration as the nation continues its daily battle against Hamas terror rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Congress was initially told of the impending sale on May 5, according to three people familiar with the matter, the Washington Post reports.
The deal was proposed almost a week before Hamas began firing rockets into Israel, claiming the lives of at least 10 Israelis so far.
The Post report noted Boeing will provide the weapons to the Jewish state.
Some legislators and aides said the sale could prompt a groundswell of opposition in Congress, where criticism of the Biden administration’s support of Israel amid the deadly confrontation has become more prevalent.
“Allowing this proposed sale of smart bombs to go through without putting pressure on Israel to agree to a ceasefire will only enable further carnage,” a legislator on the House Foreign Affairs Committee told the newspaper.
Israel and the U.S.share a long history of cooperation in weapons development, as Breitbart Jerualem has reported.
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