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تحريرها كلها ممكن to United States | News & [email protected] • 7 months ago

Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation

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Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation

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تحريرها كلها ممكن to United States | News & [email protected] • 7 months ago
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Massachusetts senator now joins Bernie Sanders in endorsing joint resolution of disapproval against Joe Biden
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    Warren called for arms embargoes seven months ago. Wait for someone who hasn’t been against this for months before taking the told-you-so victory lap.

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      Can you provide a source for this? I haven’t heard Warren call for an arms embargo, but maybe I’m not in tune. From what I understand very few senators support the arms embargo, despite wide support.

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        https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4574559-warren-block-sale-f-15s-israel/

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          Blocking the sale of a military aircraft is not the same thing as an arms embargo.

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            “I think it is clear that Congress has a responsibility to act. We have legal tools here. And as I said, we cannot approve the sale of arms to a country that is in violation of our own laws on this."

            F15s were just the next thing to be sent.

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              And yet, Warren voted “yes” to sending $15b worth of military aid to Israel only weeks later..

              One could argue that, because there was other aid to Ukraine tied into the bill, Warren didn’t want to risk the passage of the bill. I would say that a supposedly principled senator like Warren should have realized the gravity of the situation and follow her brave words with brave action. Other senators like Sanders and Merkley voted No on this bill for exactly that reason. In fact, Sanders tried to introduce an amendment that removed Isreal’s funding from the bill but received no support from people like Warren..

              One could argue that Gaza aid was tied into the bill as well. However, Israel has been known to be blocking aid into the region, even before this vote took place. If Warren truly cared about the refugees/people of Gaza, she would have supported Sanders’ second amendment to the bill to restore funding to the UNRWA, which provides most of the food, water and shelter to Palestinians. But she didn’t.

              I couldn’t find any other mention of her supporting an arms embargo after this vote either (unless I’m missing it, which is entirely possible given how difficult it is to find this shit). I remain unconvinced of Warren’s resolve on this matter.

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