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US Approves Emergency Sale of Weapons to Israel, Bypassing Congress
The move comes amid growing international opposition to Israel's action in Gaza
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Josh Paul, former State Department arms expert who resigned in protest in October over the Biden administration's handling of the conflict in Israel and Gaza, referenced in this article I quoted, is interviewed in this clip above by Democracy Now. Uploaded 8 hours ago.
Rep. Rho Khana : the Biden administration bypassed Congress. You usually have to go through congressional approval.
He references Presidential Memorandum NSM-20 (Issued by Biden): "Stopping transfer of weapons if humans rights violations are happening."
National Security Memorandum on Safeguards and Accountability With Respect to Transferred Defense Articles and Defense Services | The White House
NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM/NSM-20 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE…
It doesn't take much to see what's going on