{"id":258600,"date":"2024-04-08T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=258600"},"modified":"2024-04-03T03:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:52:26","slug":"obscene-biden-quietly-oks-more-2000-pound-bombs-warplanes-for-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/04\/obscene-biden-quietly-oks-more-2000-pound-bombs-warplanes-for-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Obscene’: Biden Quietly OKs More 2,000-Pound Bombs, Warplanes for Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Search and rescue efforts for those trapped under rubble continue after Israel bombed the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on 25 Dec 2023. (Photo: Ali Jadallah\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“Arming a war criminal makes you a war criminal,” one critic admonished the U.S. president. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

29 Mar 2024<\/em> – Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of new weapons shipments to Israel, including warplanes and 2,000-pound bombs that have been dropped on densely populated areas of Gaza<\/a> with devastating results.<\/p>\n

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The Washington Post <\/em>reported<\/a> Friday that the administration has “quietly” authorized arms shipments including more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, as well as 25 F-35A fighter jets and engines worth approximately $2.5 billion. The transfers are the latest of more than 100 arms shipments authorized<\/a> by the Biden administration since the October 7 attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n

“‘Quietly,'” Palestinian American writer and political analyst Yousef Munayyer scoffed<\/a> in response to the report. “This is cowardly from the administration. If you are going to be full backers of genocide, own it. We see you and history sees you as well.”<\/p>\n

“It is scary to think of the world U.S. support for Israel is creating. A world with no rules, no limits in war, where norms don’t exist, and where genocide is supportable,” he added. “Good luck getting anyone to listen to you about international law after this.”<\/p>\n

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The Biden administration is a disgusting criminal enterprise, with Biden just sending 1,800 more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, bombs that have been linked to previous mass civilian casualties. https:\/\/t.co\/Kp5TdMYBhi<\/a><\/p>\n

— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n