The end of the Biden administration’s opportunity to report to Congress on Israel

The deadline for the Biden administration to report to Congress on Israel’s violations of international human rights laws in Gaza ends today, four sources familiar with the matter said.

According to a national security memorandum called NSM-20, which US President Joe Biden signed in February, the State Department must submit a report to Congress by today, May 8, on whether the guarantees They have found valid security from Israel that shows that this regime has not violated American laws or international laws against the Palestinian people by using American weapons.

A few days ago, following the publication of a report that the Zionist regime violates international laws in Gaza, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, in a statement, questioned the Biden administration’s assessment of Israel’s compliance with international law in the Gaza war.

In the joint assessment of 4 departments under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is said that Israel’s guarantees are not reliable and valid. The assessment also points to 8 examples of Israeli military actions that officials believe have raised serious questions about possible violations of international human rights law.

Another part of this internal report warned that Blinken by suspending the sending of aid The United States has limited Israel’s ability to deal with possible threats outside of its airspace and requires Washington to re-evaluate current and future arms sales to other countries in the region. >.

Meanwhile, Van Hollen And some other Democratic lawmakers have pressured Joe Biden to impose conditions on military aid to the Zionist regime in order to pressure this regime to reduce the killing of civilians in Gaza..

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