White House makes no progress on F-15 fighter jet sale to Israel

The Biden administration has made no progress in selling F-15 fighter jets to Israel. The newspaper reported the matter on Tuesday. Wall Street Journal U.S. officials reportedly Japanese. Az refer to TASS.

As the newspaper points out, the delay highlights the dilemma facing Biden, who is struggling with pressure from his own party and criticism from the Republican Party. The war in the Gaza Strip has become one of the “most controversial issues” in the US presidential foreign policy before the election.

Earlier, The Washington Post InformedUnder pressure from the White House, two influential Democratic lawmakers who opposed the transfer of arms to the Jewish state changed their stance. As a result, the deal is unlikely to be blocked by Congress and would be one of the largest arms sales to Israel since the Israeli-Palestinian conflict began to escalate in October 2023.

The State Department must now notify lawmakers of the sale, a necessary condition for a deal to be concluded, but the administration has not yet taken that step, the Journal noted.

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