Pelosi Signs Call To Halt Weapons Transfers To Israel

Axios reports:

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signed onto a call by progressive members of Congress for the U.S. to stop transferring weapons to Israel over a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

It’s a significant break with Israel by a long-standing supporter that underscores growing fissures between Democrats and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

The letter, led by Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), was released on Friday with 37 signatures from 37 other Democrats, including Pelosi.

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Nancy Pelosi joins call the to stop transferring weapons to Israel. This is a significant break with Israel by another long-standing supporter, representative of the growing gap of support between Democrats and the Israeli government. https://t.co/OFJtQWbjpM

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