Biden threatens to veto Israel aid bill that does not include Ukraine
The White House threatened that President Joe Biden would veto the bill proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, which only includes aid to Israel and does not cover the Ukraine war.
US President Joe Biden said today that he will veto Republicans' bill containing $17.6 billion in aid to Israel, characterizing it as a political maneuver aimed at damaging the chances of passing broader legislation for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and border security. House Republicans strongly oppose the broader bill, introduced by a small bipartisan group of senators. Of the $118.3 billion national security bill, $60 billion is for Ukraine, $14.1 billion is for aid to the Zionist regime, $10 billion is for emergency aid and $20.2 billion is for border security. US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Saturday that Republicans would propose the Israeli budget bill instead of this plan. In its official response, the Biden administration announced that the House of Representatives would veto the bill that only concerns Israel once it reaches its desk.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Jewish settlers who attack Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Two senior Biden administration officials said Thursday that Biden's order would impose financial sanctions and visa restrictions on people who attack or terrorize Palestinians or seize their property, CNN reported. Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza, daily attacks on settlers have more than doubled compared to the previous four months, United Nations statistics show. This order freezes all assets held by these people in the US and generally prohibits Americans from doing business with them. These sanctions come at a time when public pressure on Biden to make efforts to establish a cease-fire in Gaza has intensified. He is aware of the consequences of these pressures, especially among the supporters of the Democratic Party, on his constituency. Analysts interpret the move as part of the White House's policy to reduce the pressure of public opinion in the United States and around the world on the Biden administration amid criticism for its comprehensive support for Israel in the Gaza war.
