Biden's move to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel could backfire

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 08:06

President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu — President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 18, 2023.
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The US will send more than $1 billion in additional arms to Israel.
It comes after Biden withheld a shipment of bombs to Israel last week.
Experts say the deal sends mixed messages and undermines Biden's influence.

The US plans to send more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel despite growing tensions between President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.