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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 584

US aid to Israel

US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 28, 2025, 1:10 pm
Biden officials vent frustrations in dealing with Netanyahu, decry missed chance of Saudi deal
In interviews with Israeli TV, 9 senior officials from previous US administration speak with unprecedented candor; ex-envoy Shapiro: Saudi deal would have required Israeli election or coalition shuffle
By Jacob Magid
US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, joined by Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Peter Welch of Vermont, address a news conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the US Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
April 4, 2025, 1:24 am
US Senate overwhelmingly votes down Sanders’ motions to block arms sales to Israel
Minority of Democrats voting in favor falls from 19 to 15 since Nov., with Ossoff flipping to ‘No’ as he readies for reelection fight next year; freshman Kim a more surprising ‘Yes’ vote
By Jacob Magid
US-supplied military equipment arriving in Israel, December 2023. (Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's Office)
February 8, 2025, 12:58 am
US State Department informs Congress of $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel
Package includes billions in munitions, related equipment that will start being delivered this year; senior Democrat says administration defied his request for sale to be paused
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli Ambassador to US Michael Herzog, left, welcomes, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
February 4, 2025, 2:09 pm
After finishing DC tour, an Israeli ambassador known for his discretion is ready to talk
In astonishingly uncharacteristic interview, Michael Herzog claims State Department bureaucrats withheld weapons to Israel, pans Netanyahu’s handling of Gaza war and judicial overhaul
By Jacob Magid
Israeli military bulldozers are seen during a military raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, December 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
February 4, 2025, 6:40 am
US said readying to approve new $1 billion arms package to Israel
According to WSJ, aid would include thousands of 1,000-pound bombs as well as armored bulldozers; Trump set to halt funds to UNRWA, exit UN Human Rights Council
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A Palestinian pupil walks past United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA) and USAID humanitarian aid, on June 6, 2010 in the Shatie refugee camp in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
January 28, 2025, 4:52 am
US has assured multiple Mideast countries that aid will resume after review
Trump administration makes assurances as order to pause most foreign assistance has recipients scrambling to determine if they’ll receive anything when 90-day hold expires
By Jacob Magid
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One en route to Florida at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, January 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
January 26, 2025, 2:52 am
Trump ends hold on delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
Shipment was withheld by Biden administration due to its concerns over potential use in densely populated areas of Gaza
By Jacob Magid and Amy Spiro
Sen. Marco Rubio attends the 60th US Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
January 24, 2025, 11:38 pm
US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs, Israel military aid unaffected
State Department to conduct review to ensure funding aligns with Trump’s ‘foreign policy agenda’; humanitarian food programs and military assistance to Egypt also won’t be impacted
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Farnoush Amiri
Demonstrators shut down the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in conjunction with the APEC Summit taking place Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
December 24, 2024, 4:29 am
Bay Area plaintiffs allege reps’ votes for Israel aid caused them emotional distress
Lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court claims Reps. Thompson and Huffman’s support for legislation led to ‘uncontrollable weeping, inability to sleep, distractions from work’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
FILE - Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
December 18, 2024, 6:34 am
Lawsuit claims State Department skirting US human rights law with Israel military aid
Palestinian families accuse US of creating higher standard when assessing alleged Israeli rights violations amid war with Hamas in Gaza; Blinken has previously rejected claim
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Holocaust denier Candace Owens speaks on stage during conservative group Turning Point USA's 'The Peoples Convention' at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, June 14, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP)
November 28, 2024, 8:47 am
New Zealand bars Candace Owens after Australia ban for Holocaust denial
Wellington follows suit after ultra-conservative denied entry by Canberra over denial of Nazi experiments in camps, though promoter still hawking tickets for pundit’s speaking tour
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
Israeli and American fighter jets fly alongside an American B-52 bomber over the Mediterranean Sea during the Juniper Oak 2023 drill, January 25, 2023. (CENTCOM)
November 28, 2024, 1:18 am
US confirms $680m arms sale to Israel, but says it was in works pre-Lebanon deal
Biden aides reject claims that transfer of JDAMs has anything to do with Israel agreeing to Lebanon ceasefire, adding that it is one of many sales that are regularly being advanced
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on November 13, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 22, 2024, 12:55 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 22: Day 413 – PM responds to ICC warrant, US vows to help
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses ICC arrest warrants for PM and Gallant, substantial Democratic support in Senate vote on withholding arms, and the indictment of Eli Feldstein
By ToI Staff
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by fellow senators U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), speaks at a news conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
November 22, 2024, 5:12 am
Israel breathes small sigh of relief after most US Senate Democrats back arms transfers
Senior Israeli official tells ToI that embassy diplomats met with every lawmaker seen to be on the fence, managing to sway several who initially planned to back Sanders resolutions
By Jacob Magid
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by fellow senators (L-R) U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) a U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), speaks at a news conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.( Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
November 21, 2024, 6:37 am
Senate motions blocking arms sales to Israel fail, but pick up Democrat support
Most Democrats reject Bernie Sanders-led resolutions, though size of faction opposed to Israel’s handling of Gaza war up markedly since January vote, underscoring internal divide
By Jacob Magid
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