May 11, 2024 archive

NYT: Biden Is Not the First U.S. President to Cut Off Weapons to Israel May 10, 2024 In The News By Peter Baker

The president was livid. He had just been shown pictures of civilians killed by Israeli shelling, including a small baby with an arm blown off. He ordered aides to get the Israeli prime minister on the phone and then dressed him down sharply. The president was Ronald Reagan, the year was 1982, and the battlefield …

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