Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban sends a letter to US President Joe Biden asking him to reverse his decision to stop providing weapons to Israel if it launches an operation in the populated parts of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city.
The US government’s decision “to stop sending munitions to Israel” as it fights Hamas sends “a terrible message to our allies in the region and beyond,” Saban — who is a longtime donor to the Democratic Party — says in the letter, a copy of which was circulated online.
The decision, he writes, shows that the Biden administration can “flip from doing the right thing to bending to political pressure.”
Calling it a “bad… bad… bad… decision, on all levels,” Saban asks Biden to reconsider, saying that “there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel, than Muslim voters that care about Hamas.”
https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1788617555554295889
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
