'Biden's unconditional support for Israel as Israeli officials threaten a genocide in Gaza is reckless and unconscionable.'
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an Oval Office address Thursday night calling for additional military aid to Israel as his administration faces growing internal dissent over the transfer of arms to an ally that is committing war crimes in the occupied Gaza Strip and fueling a humanitarian catastrophe. Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve $14 billion in military assistance for Israel, which already receives roughly $4 billion in military aid from the U.S. each year.
HuffPost reported Thursday that some officials believe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken 'are overlooking widespread internal frustration' and seem 'uninterested in their own experts' advice as they focus on supporting Israel's expanding operation in Gaza.' One unnamed State Department official told the outlet that 'there's basically a mutiny brewing within State at all levels.' Two officials told HuffPost that U.S.
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