Washington [US], February 7: On February 6, the US House of Representatives failed to pass a separate bill to provide $17.6 billion in aid to Israel, sinking the latest US effort to support its Middle East ally.
The vote on the Israeli aid bill failed with 250 votes in favor and 180 votes against, while the bill needs the support of 2/3 of the US House of Representatives to pass.
According to NBC News, 46 Democratic lawmakers support the bill, while 14 Republican lawmakers oppose it.
Democratic lawmakers believe that the above bill is a "victim" of politicization , because the US Senate has passed a separate bill on aid to Israel, as well as the border issue with Mexico as well as aid to Israel. Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers led by former US President Donald Trump rejected the agreement in the Senate.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson previously rejected the Democratic Party's attempt to combine aid to Israel with other budget allocations for security, including aid to Ukraine, and sought to pressure the Democratic Party. The president must pass a separate aid bill for Israel.
The above result marks Mr. Johnson's consecutive defeat as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, after the vote on the same day to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas failed.
President Joe Biden's administration announced on February 5 that it would oppose a separate aid bill for Israel.
The unfortunate fate of the above bill occurred while a group of hard-line Republican senators sought to obstruct the $118 billion bill passed by the Senate, including border security policy, foreign aid to countries and territories such as Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
