The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel on Thursday – despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto.
Israel, however, is quickly losing bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, with both sides of the aisle switching sides between being for and against the country.
Twelve Democrats voted with 214 Republicans for the bill, and two Republicans joined 194 Democrats in objecting, reports Reuters.
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The bill marks the first passed under new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump-backed candidate who is proving to be more conservative than ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
President Joe Biden, however, has promised to veto the bill, and Senator Chuck Schumer said he wouldn’t bring the bill up for a vote in the Democratic-led Senate.
The bill conveniently cuts aide to the Ukraine, which is why Biden will veto the bill should it pass Congress, which seems unlikely at this juncture.
Biden has asked Congress to approve a broader $106 billion emergency spending package including funding for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, as well as humanitarian aid, per Reuters.
Schumer has also said that Congress will approve a similar bill so long as it includes aide to the Ukraine.
Because of this contention between the two parts of the legislative branch, it could be weeks before the United States approves any form of emergency aid.
Israel already receives $3.8 billion per year in U.S. military assistance under a 10-year plan that began in 2016, per Reuters.
However, the news comes as Americans are increasingly against Israel, with 66 percent of Americans calling for a ceasefire in the region.
