"Senator Bernie Sanders...and seven Democrats argued that by continuing to arm Israel, Mr. Biden was violating the Foreign Assistance Act, which bars military support from going to any nation that restricts the delivery of humanitarian aid." [_link]

— Vivian Nereim (@viviannereim) March 12, 2024

Letter to President Biden Regarding Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act and Humanitarian Access in Gaza | Arms Control |

(Washington, D.C.)--Today the Arms Control Association joined a prestigious group of organizations specializing in humanitarian assistance and international security on a letter to President Joe Biden "to express our deep concern regarding continued U.S. security assistance to Israel despite Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid, an apparent violation of U.S. law."

The letter, endorsed by two dozen organizations, notes that Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act"... prohibits the United States from providing security assistance or arms sales to any country when the President is made aware that the government `prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.'"

In the letter, the organizations call on President Biden to "urgently comply with U.S. law, end U.S. support for catastrophic human suffering in Gaza, and use your leverage to protect civilians and ensure the impartial provision of humanitarian assistance."

"As Israel threatens to attack Rafah, where more than one million civilians have sought refuge, it is imperative that President Biden fully exercises America's leverage to protect civilians before even more are killed or die from starvation and disease," said Daryl G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association.

Nearly 90 US lawmakers say Israel's restrictions on aid violate US law

A group of 88 US lawmakers have signed a letter addressed to US President Joe Biden, saying that by impeding aid deliveries into Gaza, Israel is violating Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act.

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— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) May 3, 2024

U.S. government's two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked deliveries of food and medicine into Gaza.

Antony Blinken Rejected Them.[_link]

— Fazel Hawramy (@FazelHawramy) September 25, 2024

Escalation of the Gaza War into Lebanon

As Israel continues its massacres in Gaza and escalates its attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Tel Aviv has launched a major aggression on Lebanon, which by Tuesday evening had killed almost 600 people and injured thousands more. Jon Elmer takes us through the expanding war between Lebanese resistance organization Hizballah and Israel.

USAID documented Israel had deliberately blocked deliveries of food and medicine into Gaza.

Leaked USAID Document Concludes Israel Impeded Gaza Aid

"Biden is breaking the law and defying his own agencies to fund Israeli war crimes," said one observer.