Benjamin Netanyahu, left, looks on as President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in March. Bloomberg News
Report: US Halted Transfer Of Hellfire Missiles To Israel -- YNet News
WASHINGTON - The US administration has halted a shipment of Hellfire aerial anti-armor missiles to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing government sources.
The sources noted that Israel had requested the transfer of ammunitions directly from the Pentagon, without receiving the approval of the White House or State Department officials.
"We were blindsided," one US diplomat said, while a US defense official insisted that "there was no intent to blindside anyone. The process for this transfer was followed precisely along the lines that it should have."
According to the sources, White House officials were concerned about Israel's use of artillery, instead of precision-guided munitions in the more densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip.
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Washington said limiting arms transfers to Israel as ties fray -- Times of Israel
Report: US halted weapons transfer to Israel during Gaza offensive -- Jerusalem Post
Obama Reportedly Blocks Israel Missile Shipment -- Arutz Sheva
U.S./Israel Relations at Low Ebb: Hellfire Missile Supplies Halted -- Newsweek
White House halted missile transfer to Israel over ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza -- RT
Obama's message to Netanyahu: Weapons with strings attached -- Haaretz
2 comments:
So the US won't supply the Israelies weapons to protect themselves against a terrorist oganisation, but they will happily supply jih... ehem, rebels, with weapons.
Go figure!
Careful with the j word there Plowman. You could qualify yourself for reeducation (sensitivity training), can't be hurting feelings you know.
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