Biden’s request to close the case of aid to the West Bank and Gaza was rejected
A federal judge in the United States rejected the Biden administration's request to close a lawsuit filed by a congressional Republican who demanded the suspension of US aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
According to the international group Tasnim News Agency
A federal judge in Texas denied the Biden administration’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Republican congressman and three others seeking to end US aid to the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
According to this report, a group of congressional Republicans filed a lawsuit in 2022 claiming that government aid For the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, America does not reach the people of these areas and is illegally placed in the hands of the political leadership of the Palestinian autonomous regions of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The US Justice Department asked Judge Matthew Cox Maric to rule that Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and three others who regularly travel to the occupied territories cannot process foreign aid paid by the challenge the government and this complaint should be closed. The Biden administration argued that the group’s claim, founded by former Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller, lacks legal standing to sue because their claims about an increased risk of harm are purely speculative.
According to this report, but after reviewing the case, Judge Matteo ruled that the people who filed this complaint by continuing to provide this funding have shown a justified and legitimate fear of harm, that the recent global events are more It proves the issue.
This judge claimed that the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel is a witness and proof of the fear of these people and their complaint process It can continue in the next stages.
According to this ruling, these people can advance their lawsuit to the next stage, and the request of the Biden government for closure The case was rejected.
This is despite the fact that the Ministry of Justice has not commented on this so far.
Meanwhile, the US Senate yesterday presented the package of border security and foreign aid of the US government for the last fiscal year. This 118 billion dollar aid package includes 60 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine, 1.14 billion dollars in aid to Israel, aid to allies of the countries Indo-Pacific is a bilateral border security agreement.
In this help package, no There is no budget for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Because the Zionist regime has falsely accused 12 of its employees of being involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas against this regime.
Also in this package, 10 billion dollars have been allocated to send humanitarian aid to provide water, food, shelter and medical aid for Ukrainian civilians and innocent civilians in Gaza. Protection measures have also been considered to prevent these humanitarian aid shipments from falling into the hands of Hamas militants and other groups. color:black”>.
Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders last week asked the US government not to cancel aid to this humanitarian organization. He warned that this would create a humanitarian crisis.
He noted that it is clearly unacceptable that all 13,000 UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7 attack and that only the charges against these 12 people should be investigated. We cannot allow millions of people to suffer because of the actions of 12 people.
But Mike Johnson, the chairman of the US House of Representatives, wrote in response to this package on X social network: This package is even worse than what we expected. This package is dead on arrival at Congress.
Publisher | Tasnim News |