Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that U.S. military aid for Israel ‘cannot be a blank check to a right-wing Netanyahu government.’
A group of Senate Democrats is seeking to impose humanitarian and war crimes compliance standards as a condition for foreign military aid Congress is currently considering for Israel.
On Thursday, Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), announced work on legislation to require countries receiving U.S.-provided weapons certify they are using these weapons in compliance with U.S. and international humanitarian laws and the law of armed conflict.
The senators are proposing this legislation as an amendment to a $111 billion spending supplemental to provide new security assistance to Ukraine and Israel, additional spending for allies and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region, and some funding for new border and immigration personnel.
The Democrats’ amendment could add a new layer of…
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