Palestinian-American Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said she will support a bill seeking to block about $3.3 billion in US military aid to Israel, ahead of a vote expected later this week.
“We should not spend another cent arming a military that is committing genocide in Palestine, ethnically cleansing Lebanon, and committing war crimes in Iran,” Tlaib wrote on X.
“A majority of Americans and a supermajority of Democrats support ending military aid to Israel. It’s time their representatives listened.”
Other Democratic lawmakers who have said they will vote in favour of the bill include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greg Casar and Ilhan Omar.
The legislation was introduced by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who has consistently opposed US military interventions abroad, including the war on Iran.
The Kentucky lawmaker drew the ire of President Donald Trump and lost the Republican House primary in May to a Trump-backed challenger.
That contest became the most expensive US House primary race in history.
#From Al Jazeera