Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin Joins List of Lawmakers Backing Bill to Restrict Arms Transfers to Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins list of lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms transfers to Israel

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Jewish Democrat in Maryland, has joined a growing list of Democrats backing a bill that would withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel from the United States.

Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins list of lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms transfers to Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The Block the Bombs Act is now sponsored by 34 House Democrats.

Raskin backs bill severely restricting U.S. arms transfers to Israel

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), one of the most visible and well-known progressive Jewish lawmakers in Congress, last week became a cosponsor of the “Block the Bombs Act,” a bill led by far-left lawmakers that aims to severely restrict U.S. aid to Israel. The bill would impose unprecedented new conditions on weapons sales or transfers to Israel, requiring specific congressional authorization for each individual transfer of various weapons systems, and…