THOUSANDS OF BOMBS ON HOLD: The reports first appeared over the weekend, when Axios quoted Israeli officials as saying that the United States had put on hold a shipment of ammunition to Israel. The Biden administration refused to confirm or deny the report for two days, while members of Congress grew increasingly frustrated.
“You and your administration have repeatedly abandoned Israel. Should you have unilaterally decided to divert aid to our greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel, then you should come forward and defend this decision,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) said in a letter he fired off to President Joe Biden on Monday. “This recent diversion is just another example of your failure to support our allies and carry out your duties in fear of the repercussions from the pro-terrorist, pro-Hamas faction of your party.”
“We are shocked that your administration has reportedly decided to withhold critical ammunition to Israel,” wrote Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Ted Budd (R-NC) in a separate letter Tuesday. “You promised your commitment to Israel was ironclad. Pausing much-needed military support to our closest Middle Eastern ally signals otherwise. We are deeply concerned that your administration failed to notify Congress about this decision.”
On Fox News last night, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called for the White House to come clean. “This is the worst possible signal to send to all the bad guys that America would be withholding weapons and ammunition to the Jewish state who’s under siege on multiple fronts,” Graham told host Jesse Watters.
