US-Israel relationship has not changed 'fundamentally' over paused weapons, envoy claims

Jack Lew, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, does not believe the U.S.-Israeli relationship has “fundamentally” changed after the Biden administration decided to pause one military aid shipment to Israel.

Earlier this month, the administration opted not to provide Israel with a weapons package that included thousands of large bombs due to concerns with how the Israeli military could utilize them. While the move marked a seminal moment given it was the first time the administration has done that since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, it’s only one package that was paused, in comparison to the billions of dollars of military aid the U.S. has provided to Israel since the terrorist attack.