A new Senate spending bill, which has garnered support from the Biden administration, proposes a significant shift in U.S. aid policy towards Israel and the Palestinian territories. The bill intends to provide $14 billion in military aid to Israel while concurrently blocking funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Critics, including Senator John Kennedy, accuse UNRWA of working for Hamas rather than serving Palestinian refugees, deeming it inexcusable and urging the Biden administration to cease funding the agency. The State Department has indicated that should Congress pass legislation barring funding to UNRWA, the Biden administration would redirect those funds to other aid agencies operating in Gaza. Senate Democrats are pushing for increased oversight on weapons sales to Israel, advocating for a requirement that President Joe Biden consult Congress before approving such sales. Concerns have been raised that hundreds of thousands of lives in Gaza could be at risk if UNRWA funding is paused.
Senate Democrats push to require that Biden consult Congress on weapons sales to Israel https://t.co/QAFIngY22t https://t.co/0UEvemznCj
Senate Democrats push to require that Biden consult Congress on weapons sales to Israel https://t.co/TuciF0Xyjj
Senate Democrats are pushing to prevent the Biden administration from bypassing Congress when approving weapons sales to Israel as the Jewish state continues its war against Hamas under increasing scrutiny. https://t.co/l4YAqZjRP0
Senate Democrats push to require that @POTUS @JoeBiden consult Congress on weapons sales to Israel Reporting by @AP https://t.co/tT4ygcnIKl #FlaPol
‘People will die’: Hundreds of thousands of lives at risk in Gaza after Biden pauses UNRWA funding https://t.co/vxKaDlJqRo
A new Senate spending bill supported by the Biden administration would rush $14 billion in military aid to Israel while blocking funding to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. https://t.co/bdwD9R6pr8
⚠️ US WOULD REDIRECT AID FROM UNRWA TO OTHER AGENCIES UNDER SENATE BILL - STATE DEPT (Reuters) The Biden administration would redirect any funds for UNRWA to other aid agencies working in Gaza if Congress passes legislation that would bar funding of the main U.N. agency for… https://t.co/Z2sedGxLIy
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees is not working for the Palestinians. They're working for Hamas. It’s inexcusable. The Biden admin has to STOP funding the UNRWA. https://t.co/UUUyzGyjcQ