6-30-2020 Bernie Sanders Signs AOC's Anti-annexation Letter Threatening to Cut U.S. Military Aid to Israel - Amir Tibon Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-sanders-signs-aoc-s-anti-annexation-letter-threatening-to-cut-military-aid-to-israel-1.8959299

'Apartheid' letter drafted by Ocasio-Cortez, warning of the consequences of Israel's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, was condemned by AIPAC. It also includes a direct call to set conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel so that "U.S. taxpayers are not supporting annexation in any way," an idea that Sanders has been promoting for more than a year, and that has been rejected by the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, who has called it "outrageous." …AIPAC came out against the letter in a series of tweets that included praise for Biden and former President Barack Obama for their administration's policy of increasing military aid to Israel…000Meanwhile, the Dutch parliament adopted a motion on Tuesady calling on the government to "identify options of measures possibly to be taken should Israel proceed with annexation of Palestinian territory." This follows a similar motion passed on Friday by the Belgian parliament, which together with other proposals being advanced in several EU member states could affect the European stance on the issue…

 

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