They are asking Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reconsider sending weapons to Israel and to suspend any future arms transfers until a full investigation into the attack on the NGO World Central Kitchen is conducted and the humanitarian situation in Gaza is alleviated .
The former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, close ally of President Joe Biden and 39 other Democratic lawmakers have signed one letter in which they ask to the representative who suspend the supply of weapons to Israel.
In the letter, which was made public on Friday, the lawmakers express their “concern and outrage” over the April 1 attack that targeted seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen (WCK), the NGO founded by Spanish chef José Andrés, to came to life.
In light of this attack, they ask Biden and the Secretary of State: Anthony Blinkento reconsider sending weapons to Israel and suspend any future arms transfers until there is a full investigation into the attack and the humanitarian situation in Gaza is alleviated.
“In light of the recent attack on humanitarian workers and the increasingly dire humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustified to authorize these arms transfers,” says the letter signed by Pelosi and 39 other Democrats, including the progressive Rashida Tlaib, originally from Palestinians. , and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
They also ask Biden not to proceed with sending 2,000 small and medium diameter bombs to Israel, a package approved just this week before the attack on the seven WCK volunteers.
The letter is relevant because it represents one statement of support for Israel by Pelosi, who has been a staunch defender of the Jewish state throughout her career, and it shows that the idea of ending the shipment of weapons to Israel is no longer just a request from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, but is spreading across that political force.
Moreover, the letter comes after another key Democratic figure, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, called for early elections in Israel in March, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace.
Source: EITB
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