Biden’s Israel Arms Embargo Starts to Crack

The Biden Administration’s weapons embargo to Israel may be unraveling on contact with strategic and political reality, and not a moment too soon. Credit to Congress for calling out the Administration’s dissembling.

The House this week will vote on a resolution that “condemns the Biden Administration’s decision to pause certain arms transfers to Israel” as the text says. The White House claims it is only holding up a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs it fears would harm civilians in Rafah. It is also trumpeting a new $1 billion weapons package for Israel that includes tank ammunition and tactical vehicles. But that package is in nascent stages and could be months or years from arriving.