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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/17/biden-israel-arms-sale-meeks/
Key Democrats Approve Major Arms Sale to Israel
(Washington Post) John Hudson - Two key Democratic holdouts in the House and Senate signed off on a major arms sale to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets, after facing intense pressure from the Biden administration, three U.S. officials said. This spring, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, publicly vowed to hold up the arms package unless he received assurances from the administration about how the warplanes and munitions would be used in Gaza. After months of holding up the arms sale, Meeks and Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, signed off on the transaction several weeks ago.