r/InternationalNews May 08 '24

Opinion/Analysis Biden showing Netanyahu ‘he’s serious’ with weapons transfer ‘pause’: Analyst

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u/allen_idaho May 08 '24 edited May 08 '24

Israel is currently in violation of the Leahy laws of the Foreign Assistance Act. Under Federal law, we can no longer provide them any military aid if credible evidence exists that they committed human rights abuses.

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u/Gates9 May 09 '24

President Biden can do whatever he wants regardless of these laws

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Export_Control_Act