Saturday, 19 October 2024

Top House Republican: Biden ‘Intentionally’ Withholding Weapons From Israel As It Faces Attacks


UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 30: Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, right, chairman of the China Task Force, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conduct a news conference on the China Task Force report in the Capitols Rayburn Room on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The report outlines bipartisan action to combat threats from China.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said on Sunday that President Joe Biden is intentionally withholding weapons shipments from Israel so that he can have leverage over the country.

McCaul made the remarks during an appearance on CBS News’s “Face The Nation” while talking about Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the U.S. last week.

“What have you been told about his request to have more shipments of weapons delivered on a fast-track basis?” the show’s guest host asked.

“I sign off on all foreign military sales,” McCaul said. “And I sign off on all the ones that have gone to Israel and also to Ukraine and Taiwan. And so the fact is, though, that these shipments have been delayed intentionally. The four corners, that being the chair and ranking member of House Foreign Affairs and Senate Relations, we signed off on these weapons. And for some reason, the administration has withheld those weapons.”

“I think maybe it gives them leverage over Israel and decision making processes,” he continued. “But when I talked to the prime minister in his office, this creates daylight between the United States and Israel. And I think it’s dangerous, especially right now, for us to somehow put daylight between us and our most important U.S. ally, the only democracy in the Middle East.”

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