Netanyahu Slams Biden Administration for ‘Withholding’ Military Aid: ‘It Is Inconceivable’
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the Biden administration for withholding military aid in a video released on Tuesday while recounting a recent conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“When Secretary Blinken was recently here in Israel, we had a candid conversation. I said I deeply appreciated the support the U.S. has given Israel from the beginning of the war. But I also said something else,” began Netanyahu. “I said, it’s inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunition to Israel. Israel, America’s closest ally, fighting for its life, fighting against Iran and our other common enemies.”
“Secretary Blinken assured me that the administration is working day and night to remove these bottlenecks. I certainly hope that’s the case. It should be the case,” he continued. “During World War II, Churchill told the United States, give us the tools. We’ll do the job. And I say, give us the tools and we’ll finish the job a lot faster.”
BREAKING: Netanyahu attacks the Biden administration in a new video: “I told Secretary Blinken it’s inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” pic.twitter.com/uAZ7RawPz3
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While President Joe Biden was unequivocal in his support of Israel in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, he has grown increasingly critical of its response to the attack in the Gaza Strip.
Last month, the U.S. announced that it would halt a shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700-pound bombs over concerns of how such weaponry might endanger civilian lives. Biden also said at the time that if the Israelis went into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, he wouldn’t be “supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem.”
“We’re not walking away from Israel’s security. We’re walking away from Israel’s ability to wage war in those areas,” insisted Biden at the time.
