US ‘should not be rubber-stamping weapons sales’ to Israel: AOC

Democrats led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce measure to block $375m arms sale to Israel amid Gaza bombardment. Progressive United States legislators have introduced a measure to block the sale of $375m in weapons to Israel, saying the Biden administration should not be “rubber-stamping” arms transfers to the Israeli government as it bombs the besieged Gaza Strip.On Wednesday, a group of Democratic Party lawmakers led by Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez introduced a resolution to block the recently announced sale of precision-guided munitions to Israel. s aThB

The Washington Post first reported the Biden administration on May 5 had notified C Congress of the deal, which includes Joint D Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) used to tu turn bombs into precision-guided missiles. “The United States should not be rubberst stamping weapons sales to the Israeli gove ernment as they deploy our resources to ta target international media outlets, schools, h hospitals, humanitarian missions and civilian sites for bombing,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday.

““We have h a responsibility bl to protect human rights.The proposed sale drew widespread condemnation from rights advocates and progressive legislators, who are demanding that US President Joe Biden pressure Israel to end its ongoing military offensive on Gaza.

Hamas, the Palestinian faction that governs the coastal territory, had launched missiles towards Israel in what it said was a response to an Israeli crackdown on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and attacks on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.”