Why Does Biden Want to Link Funding to Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza?

The liberty principle for this Freedom Friday concerns funding wars that have no plan to end. President Joe Biden continues to link funding for the war in Ukraine to supporting Israel in their fight against terrorists. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives continue to say “no” to linking the two efforts, but Senators are joining the effort.

Mary Margaret Olohan published a story in The Daily Signal about the “Nine Republican senators” who “warned against the inclusion of any Ukraine funding in the aid package” for Israel. 

“We know there will no doubt be efforts to attach any funding to Israel to more aid to Ukraine, in excess of the already $113 billion Congress has provided to Ukraine,” the senators said in a Thursday letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “These are two separate conflicts and it would be wrong to leverage support of aid to Israel in attempt to get additional aid for Ukraine across the finish line.”

“Furthermore,” they added, “it would be irresponsible and we should not risk a government shutdown by bundling these priorities together and thus complicating the process and lessening the likelihood of a funding package.” …

“We urge you to keep separate attempts to provide military aid to Israel from additional funds to Ukraine or other matters,” the senators said.

According to Olohan, the senators involved are Mike Braun (Indiana), Mike Lee (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), Rick Scott (Florida), Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming), Roger Marshall (Kansas), JD Vance (Ohio), Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee), and Josh Hawley (Missouri).

Biden not only wants to link more funding for Ukraine with assistance to Israel, but he wants to give humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Any funding to Gaza will more than likely be used to fight against Israeli, so the United States would actually be funding both sides of the war between Israel and Hamas. I am grateful for Representatives and Senators are saying “no” to linking any funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza.