While Biden isn’t on the ballot anymore, voters are certainly feeling his presence,
This man is weak, and he is unfit,
American voters are clear: they do not want to be complicit in this humanitarian catastrophe and a majority want an end to the transfer of lethal weapons that are used to kill Palestinian civilians,
We are part of a broader ecosystem, and that is a real strength,
Our effort, I think, transcends this one election, right? It is more than just what’s happening in November. This is an issue that continues to undermine our own national interests and our American values in a way that is dangerous in the long term,
We’ve been talking about this for a long time, but there’s been a lot of support from the community, from partner organizations, from the now-growing number of resignees who’ve been very interested in finding ways to really be supportive of this effort,
We didn't think it was appropriate to send a letter and just say this has to happen overnight."
We have made clear that we are opposed to the campaign the way we've seen it conducted over the past weeks
Israel must urgently do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those in need,
It appears to us that they (the Israelis) are taking this seriously,
You have to look no further to understand that than the really horrific results over the weekend,
Failure to demonstrate a sustained commitment to implementing and maintaining these measures may have implications for US policy ... and relevant US law,
Because let’s be clear, that’s what this is really all about – whether Hamas survives by controlling humanitarian aid and its distribution,
What we have seen over the past few months is that the level of humanitarian assistance has not been sustained, ... Ultimately, we did not see our concerns sufficiently addressed, which is why the two secretaries sent the letter they did,
I’m not sure which is worse to consider, that threatening an ally is a necessary pre-election political theater to pacify radical pro-Hamas leftists or that it’s actually U.S. policy to cut off arms to Israel if Israel doesn’t agree to feed, fuel and fund Hamas,
Since the start of the war, Israel has allowed the international community to bring 54,270 aid trucks into Gaza, carrying 1,064,820 tons of humanitarian aid through various crossings, including 38,746 trucks carrying approximately 824,078 tons of food."
Such remediation could include actions from refreshing the assurances to suspending any further transfers of defense articles or, as appropriate, defense services,
We are particularly concerned that recent actions by the Israeli government … are contributing to an accelerated deterioration in the conditions in Gaza,
There are implications under US law that I’m not going to speak to, largely because we hope that Israel makes the changes that the secretary outlined in the letter,
This letter is a clear sign that the Biden Administration is feeling the pressure from the vast majority of Americans — including a majority of American Jews — who support leveraging US military funding for the Israeli military to push for a ceasefire,