Israel - Palestine Conflict. **Mod note in OP - updated 1st August**

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Here is what is happening: Barbara Boxer the liberal junior senator from california - where she is considered liberal by even Californian standards and on the left of the Democratic Party -- was upset and emotional Thursday. Not by images of wanton destruction and dead kids but tardiness in approving more military aid to Israel. There isn't even a hint of reproach to israel from anybody these days.

Boxer tried to get unanimous consent to pass S. 2673, the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, which would have authorized $200 million for U.S. weapons in Israel. But Corker, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, objected because the bill didn’t go through his committee first.

“I am shocked and deeply saddened that my friend would come here and object,” Boxer said. “My friend told me he would not object.”

Boxer pointed out that the bill, which also expresses the Senate’s support for Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas rocket attacks, is co-sponsored by 80 percent of the Senate, including lead sponsor Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).

“If not now, when is the time to pass this legislation?,” Boxer said. “Almost the entire Senate is on it.

“This is an emergency. … I think it is a dark moment when we would walk away from this opportunity to take a stand against terrorism.”

Corker said he was promised a Thursday hearing on the bill but Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) canceled it because senators started offering last-minute amendments that would kill the bill. The original agreement was that no amendments would be offered in committee.

“I’m emotional now. I don’t know what happened, we had a committee hearing scheduled today,” Corker said. “If it came through committee, I was perfectly fine with it being adopted through unanimous consent.”

Senators are scheduled to leave town Thursday night for the five-week August recess. Boxer wanted to pass this bill before leaving because the Pentagon has asked for $215 million in emergency spending to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile supply.

Israel has been fighting off attacks by the terrorist group Hamas for weeks and the conflict continues.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/213988-boxer-corker-spar-in-heated-exchange-on-israel

RobertKK wrote: »

You support kidnapping?

Tail Docker wrote: »

Eh?

RobertKK wrote: »

Hamas are a terrorist group, unlike the IDF despite what people want to say.

If Loyalist terrorists took an Irish soldier during the troubles, would it be kidnapping or prisoner of war.