Congress Blocks Trump’s $1B Arms Sale to Israel

Congress Blocks Trump's $1B Arms Sale to Israel

Congress Blocks Trump’s $1B Arms Sale to Israel

Congress has placed a hold on the $1 billion military aid package to Israel amid Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington on Tuesday.

Two congressional aides confirmed to The Hill that lawmakers have halted the sale. The top members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have the individual authority to block arms transfers exceeding a certain dollar threshold.

The decision marks a new development in an unbroken tradition of bipartisan support for U.S. military aid to Israel.

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