Despite Gaza death toll soaring, U.S. unlikely to rethink weapons supplies to Israel

[Donkees]

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Saul and Maggie Fick
December 5, 2023 9:08 PM

"Withholding certain types of equipment or delaying refilling stockpiles of various arms would force the Israeli government to adjust strategies and tactics because they would not be guaranteed to have more in the pipeline," said Binder. "To date, the administration has demonstrated an unwillingness to use that leverage."

Weighing on Biden is the 2024 presidential election, even as senior aides have stepped up calls for Israeli restraint. Any attempt to cut aid could hurt the Democratic president with pro-Israel independent voters as he seeks re-election.

Biden also faces pressure from a faction of progressive Democrats who want the U.S. to set conditions on military aid to its closest Middle East ally, and for the president to support calls for an immediate ceasefire.

A senior Israeli security source said that so far there has been no change in U.S. support for Israel. "At the moment there is an understanding and there is continued coordination," said the source. "If the U.S. shifts course, Israel will have to speed up its operations and wrap things up quickly."

"All indications and reports suggest that the same pattern – of dropping heavy duty bombs and using artillery in densely populated areas – is continuing” since Israel's offensive resumed, said Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/despite-gaza-death-toll-soaring-us-unlikely-rethink-weapons-supplies-israel-2023-12-05/

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Good

[LexVegas]

2. Wise leadership by President Biden. nt

[claudette]

4. That's a

real shame

[David__77]

9. Israel will be glad to take the military and diplomatic support and not the "recommendations."

[Basic LA]

5. A sad day when DU folks cheer the ...

"...dropping [of] heavy duty bombs and using artillery in densely populated areas..."
But that's the new reality here. I remember when the biggest rifts were Hillary vs Bernie. Now it's whether or not to celebrate the bombing of hospitals & schools.

[Goddessartist]

10. Yep.

It's inhumane.

[leftstreet]

11. +1

[GuppyGal]

12. Is that what you think that people who agree that Hamas needs to be eradicated are 'celebrating' the

bombing of hospitals and schools where the terrorists have embedded themselves?

Is that what you think of your fellow DUers? FUCKING NOTED.

[Basic LA]

14. Sounds threatening.

[GuppyGal]

16. Please don't make stuff up because NOWHERE did I 'threaten' you. You flamed/attacked anyone who agrees with how

Israel is proceeding by saying we 'celebrate' the bombing of hospitals and schools which is a deplorable statement IMO.

[Mountainguy]

7. Shocked

That the US won't abandon the only democracy and reliable ally in the region.

[GuppyGal]

13. Shocked that the US won't ABANDON their ally. nt

[David__77]

8. Netenyahu has said "no" to each "request" of the US.

And, still, the administration requests to give billions more in military aid to Israel, equal to $1,900 for every citizen of Israel (not counting others without citizenship rights subject to Israel jurisdiction).

Do the words even matter?

[Calculating]

15. Good

Hamas and those who support them need to go