Who’s surprised?
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will this week introduce legislation to disapprove of a multimillion-dollar package of bomb equipment for Israel proposed by the Biden administration, a source familiar with her plans told HuffPost ? posing the first congressional challenge to the U.S.’s policy of uninterrupted and expanding military support for Israel amid its deadly campaign in Gaza.
Omar will by Wednesday file a bill known as a “resolution of disapproval” targeting a $320 million sale of gear for precision guidance kits for bombs, the source said, likely with a group of fellow Democratic lawmakers as co-sponsors. If the House of Representatives and the Senate both pass such a resolution, the administration would not be able to transfer the bomb equipment unless President Joe Biden vetoed the bill.
A spokesperson for Omar did not immediately provide comment for this story.
The Biden administration and Israel agreed on the arms deal earlier this year ? before the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group Hamas sparked the current fighting with a brutal attack inside Israel on Oct. 7 ? and Congress did not express objections then. But on Oct. 31, after Israel’s offensive in Gaza had already killed thousands, the administration told Congress it would begin transferring the gear, which helps makes bombs more advanced, The Wall Street Journal revealed.
For now, there is no guarantee Omar’s bill would come up for a vote: That depends on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which would need to pass it before it is considered by the full House. Committee chair Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and other Republicans, who control a majority in the House, overwhelmingly back military aid to Israel.
Actually, the Republican majority in the House should bring it up for a vote, making Democrats go on the record, either showing their support for Israel or for Hamas. Which one will pull the fire alarm in an attempt to stall the vote? Seriously, this is politics: you make people go on the record and vote. And you know that most who refuse to vote Yes or No are mostly taking the side of Hamas. The GOP needs to play hardball, otherwise known as Politics 101.
Europe’s integration failures are a warning to America
After the unimaginable violence committed by Hamas on October 7, with waves of terrorists invading Israel to burn, rape, mutilate, torture, kidnap and murder innocent people because of their Jewish faith, many conservatives were shocked to witness an explosion of bloodthirsty anti-Semitism on the streets of European cities.
Crowds immediately gathered in support of Hamas’s attack, with calls for “jihad” in London, protesters outside the iconic Sydney Opera House chanting “gas the Jews” In the days and weeks following the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, the scope of support for the destruction of Israel and the actions of Hamas has expanded to include pro-Palestinian mobs surrounding Jewish students on university campuses, the widespread tearing down of missing posters for Jewish civilians held captive in Gaza, and the vandalisation of war memorials.
Such behavior demonstrated by hundreds of thousands of protesters across the Western world should not only forever dispel the ridiculous defense claimed by anti-Semites that their open Jew-hatred is simply anti-Israel or anti-Zionist in nature. Indeed, as the late Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks put it, this “contemporary anti-Semitism” is nothing other than the latest mutation of an ancient bigotry.
Even still, it’s worth dwelling upon the appeals to allow these increasingly fraught pro-Palestine demonstrations to continue on the grounds of free expression, a value hardly shared by Hamas leadership. We are witnessing the suicide of the West under the false banner of multiculturalism – doomed not by the mere presence of multiple cultures within a single society, but the stubborn insistence that all cultures, by virtue of their difference, are inherently virtuous.
It’s rather shocking to see this kind of thing in a newspaper, even the UK Telegraph. And they’re right. You look at Omar: the U.S. brings her in, and she shows she shares zero American values. A goodly chunk of her district is made up of the exact same type of people, imported from Somalia and unwilling to assimilate, and demanding that America change to their 3rd World Islamic extremist values.
Our esteemed host wrote:
I agree that the vote should be held, but I disagree with what it means. The issue is very emotional, and the congresscritters will vote as they believe their constituents would like, at least for the most part. Those who have been pushing against more aid for Ukraine will have a difficult time voting for aid to Israel, and those voting for aid to Ukraine will have a difficult time voting against aid to Israel.
Me? Were I in Congress, I would vote against aid to Ukraine and to Israel at this point, but I believe that these two things are not the same. In the end, Ukraine cannot win, no matter how much aid we send them, unless we send actual troops on the ground, while Israel will not lose, regardless of whether we send them aid or not. I might vote for aid to Israel later, after the current unpleasantness is well over, because Israel is the only Western democracy in the region, and a good friend and useful ally, but I would separate it as much as I could from the war, because Israel does not need our help against Hamas.
Actually (snip) maybe Congress should bring up banning those (profitable) weapons sales to Saudi Arabia the UAE, Dubai, Water, Nigeria and all the other fossil fuel exporters that have given BILLIONS to radical islam including Hamas.
But the world’s addiction to oil and their subservience to those who control it will not allow that.
Biden who is the leader of the Democratic party has given his strongest support to Israel. Apparently 4% of the Democratic House members disagree with him!!!thanks Teach for pointing out the overwhelming support that Israel is receiving from the Democrats!
Keep spilling the bullshit and we’ll keep feeding it back to you. Between you and the lamo Elwood you keep me laughing all day.
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Commenter Brandon believes his own responses, LOL.
Mr Teach wants US Representatives AOC, Tlaib, Bush, Omar, Pressley, Casar, Bowman, Lee and others “removed from Congress” for disagreeing with Republicans and disapproving of Netanyahu’s treatment of Gazans.
Sure, the people are being thrown in jail for protesting and shot dead by leftists are the ones better trying to be Nazis right. The left is very generous that they’re not beating us and whipping us everyday thank you very much Massa.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1724414688635527350
Rimjob drops his daily load of made up bullshit.
Teach didn’t write anything like that.
Mr Teach posted it. Perhaps you missed it in this article above!
Are you arguing that he posted it merely to show what others think?
Why does Brandon continue to support Islamic terrorists?
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-administration-gives-thousands-to-anti-israel-mosques-through-security-grant-program/
Good one-“Netanyahu’s treatment of Gaza’s.”. As we observe Hamas command centers and terrorist tunnels built below hostitals. Great “treatment of Gazans” going on there..
Netanyahu and Likud’s (mis)treatment of Gazans goes back decades. Try to keep up
In regards to the huge pro-Hamas demonstrations in London…. “80 years after Hitler failed, Nazis finally seize London..”