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Jeffries thwarts the Left, opposes ending all aid to Israel
“In my view, there are more decisive ways to achieve the urgent change necessary when it comes to the far-right Netanyahu government,” Jeffries wrote in a letter to his party, Punchbowl News reported.
Before Jeffries’s letter, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar (D-TX)announced his support for the measure and could bring much of his nearly 100-member caucus with him.
Democrats have fleshed out this decision in many conference meetings since the amendment came up, as Democratic leadership held out on making a formal decision.
Ending direct military aid has picked up steam in Washington after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he wants his country to reduce its “dependence” on the United States.
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“Israel has an advanced economy and is capable of paying for its own sophisticated weapons, as the Prime Minister acknowledged,” Jeffries added in the letter.