{"id":39372,"date":"2023-10-31T18:35:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/politics\/blinken-and-austin-make-the-case-that-separating-israel-and-ukraine-funding-would-embolden-americas-enemies\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:36:00","slug":"blinken-and-austin-make-the-case-that-separating-israel-and-ukraine-funding-would-embolden-americas-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=39372","title":{"rendered":"Blinken and Austin make the case that separating Israel and Ukraine funding would embolden America\u2019s enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday pressed lawmakers to urgently pass the Biden administration\u2019s $105 billion national security funding request which includes significant funding for Israel and Ukraine\u2019s war efforts, arguing that the two conflicts are connected and failing to pass the aid together will embolden US adversaries around the world.\n <\/p>\n

\n They appeared at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as the crisis in the Middle East deepens, with the humanitarian situation in Gaza growing even more dire and the civilian death toll mounting amid the Israeli forces\u2019 expanded operations in the strip.\n <\/p>\n

\n Blinken, Austin and a number of other lawmakers noted the links between the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, with Iran providing Russia with weapons for its war.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAllowing Russia to prevail with Iran\u2019s support will embolden both Moscow and Tehran,\u201d Blinken said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo put it succinctly, for our adversaries, be they states or non-states, this is all one fight and we have to respond in a way that recognizes that. If we start to peel off pieces of this package, they\u2019ll see that, they\u2019ll understand that we are playing whack-a-mole while they cooperate increasingly and pose an ever-greater threat to our security as well as to that of allies and partners,\u201d he added.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIn both Israel and Ukraine, democracies are fighting ruthless foes who are out to annihilate them,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will not let Hamas or Putin win. Today\u2019s battles against aggression and terrorism will define global security for years to come. And only firm American leadership can ensure that tyrants, thugs, and terrorists worldwide are not emboldened to commit more aggression and more atrocities,\u201d Austin echoed.\n <\/p>\n

\n As they pushed for passage of the new aid package, which includes more than $14 billion in additional military assistance for Israel, Blinken and Austin sought to reiterate the US\u2019 support for Israel\u2019s military response while emphasizing their expectation that Israel adhere to the laws of war.\n <\/p>\n

\n The administration\u2019s request includes $61.4 billion in aid for Ukraine and $14.3 billion in aid for Israel, $9.15 billion in funding for humanitarian aid, $7.4 billion in funding for Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region and $13.6 billion to address security at the US-Mexico border.\n <\/p>\n

\n In the Senate, the leaders of both parties have pressed to have any funding for Israel combined with Ukraine and border security funding.\n <\/p>\n

\n But many Republicans, particularly in the House are opposed to more funding going to Ukraine and on Monday, under the leadership of new Speaker Mike Johnson, House Republicans unveiled a separate $14.3 billion Israel funding bill that included $14.3 billion in funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service and nothing for Ukraine.\n <\/p>\n

\n Blinken\u2019s opening remarks at the hearing were quickly interrupted by a series of protesters who shouted for an immediate ceasefire.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI\u2026hear very much the passions expressed in this room and outside this room,\u201d Blinken said in acknowledgement of the protesters. \u201cAll of us are committed to the protection of civilian life. All of us know the suffering that is taking place as we speak.\u00a0 All of us are determined to see it end.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut all of us know the imperative of standing up with our allies and partners when they\u2019re security, when their democracies are threatened.\u00a0That\u2019s what\u2019s happening now. We stand resolutely with them even as we stand resolutely for the protection of innocent civilians,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The defense secretary spoke of the lessons the US had learned in its own counterterrorism operations that could be applied to Israel\u2019s operations against Hamas, warning that if not done carefully, actions could \u201ccreate a resistance to your effort that lasts for generations.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The package contains more than $9 billion in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza and other humanitarian needs.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHumanitarian assistance is also vital to Israel\u2019s security. Providing immediate aid and protection for Palestinian civilians in the conflict is a necessary foundation for finding partners in Gaza who have a different vision for the future than Hamas \u2013 and who are willing to help make it real,\u201d Blinken argued.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cFood, water, medicine, and other essential humanitarian assistance for civilians must be able to flow into Gaza. Civilians must be able to stay out of harm\u2019s way \u2013 a task made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields. And humanitarian pauses must be considered,\u201d he reiterated.\n <\/p>\n

\n Much needed aid to civilians in Gaza has only trickled in, with \u201calmost 60\u201d trucks entering daily via the Rafah crossing from Egypt.\n <\/p>\n

\n Prior to the war, 500 to 800 trucks a day with assistance were entering the strip, Blinken said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo date, we don\u2019t have reports either from the UN or from Israel that this assistance has been diverted from its intended recipients but it\u2019s something that we\u2019re going to track very closely,\u201d Blinken said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cCan I promise you in this committee that there\u2019ll be 100% delivery to the designated recipients? No. There will inevitably be some spillage. We haven\u2019t seen it to date, but I think we have to anticipate that,\u201d he continued.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cBut the overwhelming, overwhelming majority of the assistance thus far is getting to people who need it, and we need more,\u201d Blinken said.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Haley Britzky and Michael Conte contributed reporting.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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