White House Rejects Israel's Request for Additional Financial Assistance

Feb 5, 2024 - 13:13
White House Rejects Israel's Request for Additional Financial Assistance
White House Rejects Israel's Request for Additional Financial Assistance

 The White House rejected a bill that would have provided $17.6 billion in financial and military aid to the Zionist regime. The Russia Today news agency reported that White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre on Sunday confirmed the US government's cooperation with a group of senators in the US Senate to reach a national security agreement that guarantees border security and supports the people of Ukraine and Israel. "While it is necessary to protect and provide security for Israel, which is carrying out genocide, this should not become a political game," said a White House spokesman. The White House spokesperson's comments came after US House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled legislation that would provide $17.6 billion in new military aid to Israel as part of its support for the war in Gaza, without allocating aid to Ukraine, and is expected to be approved in a few days. In a letter sent to US House Democrats and Republicans on Saturday, Johnson criticized the House Republican majority for abandoning negotiations on aid to Israel and Ukraine, saying they lacked the speed necessary to help Israel in the war. Gaza. As the Zionist regime's new wave of military aggression in the Gaza Strip begins, the American government has increased comprehensive assistance to the Zionist regime, especially sending all kinds of weapons, ammunition and bombs to support Zionist crimes in the first days of the war. US President Joe Biden traveled to the occupied territories and met and spoke with Tel Aviv authorities to show his support for the Zionist regime.