Top Dem on foreign affairs committee opposes Trump-proposed $2.8B arms sale to Israel
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First seen16 Sept, 19:45Top Dem on foreign affairs committee opposes Trump-proposed $2.8B arms sale to Israel
U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday he would not support the sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns the munitions would not be used in accordance with international law.
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Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombs ‘An antidote to Trumpism’: Our politics team answered your questions on Democrats’ midterms hopes The top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the largest US arms transfers of Trump’s second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to Israel. Gregory Meeks announced the hold on Tuesday on a package of 40,000 of the bombs, among the most destructive conventional munitions in the US arsenal. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Joseph Gedeon in Washington