Press Briefing:
Implications of Arming the Israel-Palestine Conflict
This press briefing offered different perspectives on the conflict and U.S. arms transfers to Israel.
Monday, November 13 at 1:30PM EST (virtual)
Listen to the recording on CMEP’s YouTube Page.
As the Israel-Gaza conflict continues to escalate, leading to devastating casualties, the U.S. Congress is considering the Biden administration’s $14 billion request for additional weapons for Israel. Leading human rights organizations are calling for a suspension of arms transfers to parties of the conflict, at times focused on specific weapons systems, and at least one U.S. official has resigned. Faith groups are also pressing for a change in the U.S. approach. This press briefing offered different perspectives on the conflict and U.S. arms transfers to Israel. Participants provided rationale for their own or their organization’s calls on the U.S. government and share other recent findings. This briefing was for media only.
Speakers:
This event was on the record and an audio recording was made available afterwards. It was organized by the Forum on the Arms Trade, which provides a platform for expert views but does not itself take positions. Comments may be attributed to the speakers and, unless otherwise indicated, do not necessarily indicate endorsement of comments by other speakers. (Members of the media who speak on the recording in order to ask questions should not be quoted.)
During the briefing, the following resources were shared:
Listen to the recording – click here.
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