Biden advisor ridiculed for saying he supports withholding arms to Israel

Former US national security advisor Jake Sullivan was skewered as a hypocrite on Thursday after an interview aired of him saying he would support Congress voting to withhold military aid to Israel over its decision to abandon a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas in March.

“The situation as it stands today, following the breakdown of the ceasefire in March, means that a vote to withhold weapons from Israel is a totally incredible position. That is a position I would support,” Sullivan told a podcast hosted by The Bulwark media.

Sullivan was lambasted on social media for his statement.  

“This has almost been too obvious to say, but Jake Sullivan is one of the original architects and cheerleaders for Israel's genocide and personally intervened to make sure the US is sending more bombs,” one commentator on X wrote.

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