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Senate Democrat Jeanne Shaheen Joins Gregory Meeks in Blocking $2.8 Billion Weapons Sale To Israel

Meeks announced his own hold on the sale and said he was concerned about how Israel might use U.S.-provided weapons.

Senate Democrat Jeanne Shaheen Joins Gregory Meeks in Blocking $2.8 Billion Weapons Sale To Israel
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Gregory Meeks have placed holds on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel. They cite concerns about how the Israeli government is conducting military operations and whether U.S.-supplied weapons would be used in accordance with humanitarian law.

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Representative who announced a hold on the proposed weapons sale

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Jeanne Shaheen
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Senator who placed a hold on the proposed weapons sale

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Donald Trump
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President whose administration could move forward on the weapons sale

Former president whose administration had withheld some munitions from Israel

ALSO MENTIONED  Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister whose government is criticized by Shaheen and Meeks

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Gregory Meeks Places Hold on Planned $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale to Israel

Outlets on the left and center report that Meeks placed a hold on a proposed $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel, citing concerns about civilian protections and assurances about how the weapons would be used. Left-leaning outlets link Meeks’s objections about civilian protections to the possibility of bypassing congressional review. Center outlets report his stated concerns and the hold’s procedural limits, including that it does not itself permanently block the sale.

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