Biden Backs $1 Billion in New Weapons for Israel

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🗓️ 15 May 2024

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A.M. Edition for May 15. The Biden administration has notified Congress it’s moving forward with a new weapons package for Israel just days after it paused as hipment of bombs over concerns about the conduct of the war in Gaza. WSJ’s Jared Malsin explains what this says about Biden’s policy on Israel. Plus, the Justice Department says Boeing violated a settlement over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, exposing the company to potential criminal prosecution. And, Red Lobster prepares to file for bankruptcy as its debts mount and diners pull back on spending. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.3	The Biden administration moves ahead with over a billion dollars in weapons deals for Israel.
0:40.0	Plus more pressure on Boeing as the Justice Department says it violated a settlement
0:45.4	over a pair of fatal plane crashes. That makes it really high stakes for Boeing
0:50.0	because if they are prosecuted and found liable for criminal charges that could impede
0:55.2	their ability to continue sales to the US government.
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1:04.6	It's Wednesday, May 15th.
1:06.4	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
1:08.4	and here is the AM edition of What's News,
1:11.6	the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.0	And we begin with a journal exclusive as we've learned that the Biden administration is moving ahead
1:24.0	with a $1 billion arms deal for Israel. Just last week we reported that some large
1:29.5	bomb deliveries were being held up amid concerns that U.S. weapons were being used in breaches of international law.
1:37.0	Journal Middle East correspondent Jared Malsen is across this story.
1:41.0	Jared, the administration here backing a massive arms package for Israel, does this mean
1:46.6	that U.S. concerns around Israel's actions in Gaza have been put aside?
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