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Biden now has his best opening to end Israel’s war on Gaza – and won’t use it | Mohamad Bazzi

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Biden administration ignored 30-day deadline for Israel to increase aid to Gaza .

US has provided Israel with nearly $18bn in weapons and other military assistance since October 20 .

Biden has been fully complicit in Israel ’s destruction of Gaza , in which more than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed.

Biden 's national security memo required the state department to certify recipients of US weapons would allow the delivery of humanitarian aid during active conflicts and abide by international law.

Biden 's memo did not set new policies for arms transfers to foreign countries, but instead used provisions of existing US laws, especially under the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act .

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