The idea of a joint aid package for Ukraine and Israel was not approved in the US Congress
They say that Israel is in dire need of weapons right now, and the war in Ukraine should be seen as a "process"
The idea of combining military aid to Ukraine and Israel into a single package did not find support among members of the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives.
Source. This was reported by NBC.
Many Republican lawmakers told the TV channel that they were skeptical of or opposed to the initiative.
In particular, Congressman Michael Burgess noted that first of all, it is necessary to help Israel in connection with the attack by the radical Palestinian group Hamas. At the same time, the issue of further assistance to Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression should be discussed, he said. Burgess explained his position by saying that Israel is in dire need of weapons right now, and the war in Ukraine should be viewed as a "process."
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said she opposes combining aid to countries, as these are different issues that should not be linked. Florida Republican Brian Mast agrees with her. They both oppose further support for Kyiv in general.
Congressman Don Bacon called the initiative to combine aid wrong, as one cannot "hold one country hostage to another."
"It is in the interest of our national security and morally right to help both," he said.
Republican Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was ready to support combining aid to Israel and Ukraine as part of a larger package that would address "different foreign policy goals." Among these goals, McCaul named support for Taiwan and the security of the southern border of the United States.
The day before, it became known that the White House and congressional leaders were discussing the adoption of a joint military aid package for two US allies under attack, Ukraine and Israel. The authors of the idea noted that the countries have different priorities in terms of armaments, so they will not compete for the same types of weapons in American warehouses.
In addition, such a merger would help overcome the resistance of a group of conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives, who have kept $6 billion in aid to Ukraine out of the recently passed temporary budget measures.
Background. As reported, Biden wants to request the largest ever aid package for Kyiv in the amount of $100 billion from Congress.
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