Nemo_bis 🌈Jan 18, 2024

«Biden must enforce US law regarding Israel's military aid: The #ForeignAssistanceAct, which governs U.S. foreign aid, prohibits U.S. security assistance "when it is made known to the [p]resident that the government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance."»
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4411536-biden-must-enforce-us-law-regarding-israels-military-aid/

This #war is even more blatantly illegal than I previously thought...

Biden must enforce US law regarding Israel’s military aid

The president could and should take action to enforce existing U.S. legislation, affirming both the value of innocent lives and his duty to faithfully execute the laws of the United States.

The Hill
U.S. Politics in Real TimeOct 12, 2023

President #JoeBiden seeks Congress approval for military funding to #Israel, reaffirming U.S. support. However, given Israel's history of alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians, critics argue this aid violates the #ForeignAssistanceAct and the #ArmsExportControlAct, which limit aid to human rights abusers.

https://jacobin.com/2023/10/us-military-aid-israel-gaza-bombing

The United States Should Not Fund Israel’s Assault on Gaza

The US is poised to send more military aid to Israel, on top of the billions it gives annually. But Israel’s all-out assault on Gaza will not bring back the Israeli lives lost on October 7 — and it is already killing countless Palestinian civilians.