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Which countries supply Israel with arms and why is Biden reluctant to stop?
Pressure on Israel’s allies to halt the flow of arms has reached a boiling point – why is the US still sending and have any countries stopped?
Mounting pressure on Israel’s allies to halt arms supplies has reached boiling point after last week’s attack on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.
But despite urging an immediate ceasefire and warning about the possible loss of American support, Joe Biden has so far balked at conditioning weapons supplies on future Israeli behaviour – a step now advocated by some fellow Democrats.
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Why we need to stop using ‘pro-Palestine’ and ‘pro-Israel’ | Judith Levine
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The planned vote on a foreign aid package is validation of a White House strategy to court the speaker behind the scenes while letting him find his own path.Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
How Johnson and Biden locked arms on Ukraine
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How Johnson and Biden locked arms on Ukraine
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