Act aims to prohibit administration from withholding military aid to Israel and mandate prompt delivery
Republican-controlled House planning to vote on Israel Security Assistance Support Act
Vote scheduled for as soon as Wednesday
In a dramatic turn of events, the Republican-controlled House is planning an all-out brawl with President Biden over his decision to pause Israel's weapons transfers. The plan includes a vote on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which aims to prohibit the administration from withholding military aid to Israel and mandate prompt delivery of any aid. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that the House will vote on this bill as soon as Wednesday. This move is likely to divide Democrats, as one senior House Democrat commented,
President Biden paused some weapons deliveries to Israel and considered pausing more due to potential conflict in Rafah where a million Gazans are sheltering.
Israel may be in violation of international humanitarian law, but the US will continue to supply Israel with weapons.
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The United States is threatening to withhold certain arms shipments from Israel for the first time since the war began.
Biden paused shipments of 2,000-pound bombs to Gaza, citing civilian casualties caused by those bombs and other means used to target population centers.
The United Nations General Assembly has backed Palestine’s bid for U.N. membership.
Turkey has suspended trade with Israel.
The world’s top court is considering whether Israeli leaders have committed genocide.
Protests have overtaken cities and campuses worldwide.
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Ireland and Spain plan to recognize Palestine as a state by the end of the month.
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The author expresses a clear bias against Israel by describing the country as 'isolated' and 'increasingly isolated', implying that this is a negative thing. The author also uses language that depicts Israel as a pariah and suggests that the international community's turning away from Israel is having significant consequences for the country.
Even the United States — long Israel’s closest ally and benefactor — is threatening for the first time since the war began to withhold certain arms shipments.
Israel finds itself increasingly isolated.
The consequences of those desertions, from security to economics, risk turning Israel into a pariah.
Representative Cory Mills filed an article of impeachment against President Biden over his threat to withhold aid to Israel if it invades Rafah.
A White House official stated that withholding aid to Israel is about a decision whether to deliver a purchase made by a foreign government that could enable an operation the U.S. has publicly objected to.
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President Biden paused shipments of 2,000-pound bombs to Gaza, citing civilian casualties caused by those bombs and other means used to target population centers.
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The article contains selective reporting as the author only reports details that support the impeachment effort against President Biden without providing context or mentioning opposing viewpoints. The author also uses emotional manipulation by implying that withholding aid to Israel is a crime and disgraceful, despite not providing any evidence of wrongdoing on Biden's part.
The author states, 'But is it a high crime and misdemeanor to walk away from a big ally? Where’s the crime?'
The author asks Scalise, 'On what grounds would you impeach President Biden?' and later states, 'Our main objective is to get Israel the support they need, to show that we stand with our ally Israel even if Biden’s walking away because he is trying to appease the pro-Hamas wing of his party.'
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The author, Rachel Dobkin, makes an appeal to authority fallacy by quoting Representative Cory Mills and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise stating that President Biden's actions towards Israel are disgraceful and a crime without providing any evidence or justification for this claim. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the situation as 'disgraceful' and 'walking away from our strongest ally in the Middle East'. However, no formal logical fallacies were found in the text.
Representative Cory Mills has filed an article of impeachment against Biden over his threat to withhold aid to Israel if it invades Rafah, a city in southern Gaza to which roughly 1.4 million Palestinians have been pushed as Israel bombed northern Gaza.
Our main objective is to get Israel the support they need, to show that we stand with our ally Israel even if Biden’s walking away because he is trying to appease the pro-Hamas wing of his party.
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The author, Rachel Dobkin, expresses a clear bias towards the Republican perspective on the impeachment of President Biden over Israel aid. She quotes House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Florida Republican Representative Cory Mills making statements in support of impeachment without challenging or questioning their assertions. The author also uses language that depicts Democrats as trying to appease a specific political group (the pro-Hamas wing of the party) and portrays Biden's decision to withhold aid as disgraceful, without providing any counterarguments or evidence to contradict this characterization.
But is it a high crime and misdemeanor to walk away from a big ally? Where’s the crime?
Our main objective is to get Israel the support they need, to show that we stand with our ally Israel even if Biden’s walking away because he is trying to appease the pro-Hamas wing of his party.
Republican-controlled House is planning a vote on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act to prohibit the administration from withholding military aid to Israel passed by Congress and require 'prompt delivery' of any aid.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that the House will vote as soon as Wednesday on the bill.
The bill would restrict funds for the Pentagon and State Department, including individual officials’ salaries until agencies comply with releasing military aid to Israel.
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Republican-controlled House is planning a vote on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act to prohibit the administration from withholding military aid to Israel passed by Congress and require ‘prompt delivery’ of any aid.
Biden administration has paused shipments of ammunition and bombs to Israel due to concerns over a possible ground operation in Rafah.
