‘Disgraceful Legacy!’ MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Condemns Biden for Handing Israel a ‘Blank Check’ and ‘Doing Untold Damage’ to International Order

HAYES transferring U S ░░░░░░░░ to countries that we ░░░░░░░░ were committing human rights ░░░░░░░░ And that is what ░░░░░░░░ keep thinking of as ░░░░░░░░ process the news that ░░░░░░░░ the way out the ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration is ░░░░░░░░ to transfer 8 billion ░░░░░░░░ in weapons to Israel ░░░░░░░░ fighter jets and attack ░░░░░░░░ bombs warheads and artillery ░░░░░░░░ 8 billion in weaponry ░░░░░░░░ over to an ally ░░░░░░░░ what I think can ░░░░░░░░ be described as total ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza that has ░░░░░░░░ to I think multiple ░░░░░░░░ experts and reporters and ░░░░░░░░ been committing war crimes ░░░░░░░░ ethnic cleansing according to ░░░░░░░░ former Israeli defense minister ░░░░░░░░ Israeli soldier say they ░░░░░░░░ been ordered to target ░░░░░░░░ kill innocents arbitrarily including ░░░░░░░░ and that they ve ░░░░░░░░ Palestinians as human shields ░░░░░░░░ their operations in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ whistleblowers and detainees say ░░░░░░░░ Israeli authorities regularly torture ░░░░░░░░ prisoners The U N ░░░░░░░░ Israel is using starvation ░░░░░░░░ a strategy in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ International says Israel is ░░░░░░░░ a genocide Dozens of ░░░░░░░░ nurses and paramedics who ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and were ░░░░░░░░ and saw it up ░░░░░░░░ told The New York ░░░░░░░░ they d seen as ░░░░░░░░ see the images there ░░░░░░░░ front of you multiple ░░░░░░░░ who were shot in ░░░░░░░░ head or chest in ░░░░░░░░ head or chest bullets ░░░░░░░░ they even brought back ░░░░░░░░ X rays you re ░░░░░░░░ right now to prove ░░░░░░░░ so people would believe ░░░░░░░░ they had seen children ░░░░░░░░ bullet lodged in their ░░░░░░░░ As Congresswoman Katie Porter ░░░░░░░░ out in a House ░░░░░░░░ last year the U ░░░░░░░░ ban on arms transfers ░░░░░░░░ human rights abusers the ░░░░░░░░ law has one big ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts PORTER State ░░░░░░░░ says that aid should ░░░░░░░░ immediately if there s ░░░░░░░░ problem does it RICHARDSON ░░░░░░░░ totally depends on the ░░░░░░░░ and situations PORTER Does ░░░░░░░░ depend on the country ░░░░░░░░ s getting the aid ░░░░░░░░ It also depends on ░░░░░░░░ country receiving the aid ░░░░░░░░ PORTER So what country ░░░░░░░░ aid not stop immediately ░░░░░░░░ Leahy RICHARDSON I d ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ through my notes PORTER ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ that is It s ░░░░░░░░ one in the entire ░░░░░░░░ Guess what Except for ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends HAYES Even ░░░░░░░░ former Senator Pat Leahy ░░░░░░░░ s no longer in ░░░░░░░░ Senate says Israel is ░░░░░░░░ a pass in violation ░░░░░░░░ the spirit if not ░░░░░░░░ letter of the law ░░░░░░░░ he helped pass Beginning ░░░░░░░░ the early 2000s I ░░░░░░░░ to successive secretaries of ░░░░░░░░ about the failure to ░░░░░░░░ the Leahy law to ░░░░░░░░ The responses were either ░░░░░░░░ or inaccurately claimed the ░░░░░░░░ was being applied to ░░░░░░░░ the same as to ░░░░░░░░ countries which the State ░░░░░░░░ continues to insist today ░░░░░░░░ added The State Department ░░░░░░░░ dismissive response not only ░░░░░░░░ credulity it also makes ░░░░░░░░ mockery of the law ░░░░░░░░ is Pat Leahy liberal ░░░░░░░░ not a radical right ░░░░░░░░ a fringe voice in ░░░░░░░░ politics someone who knows ░░░░░░░░ issue who spent decades ░░░░░░░░ on this issue and ░░░░░░░░ just about Israel but ░░░░░░░░ kinds of American allies ░░░░░░░░ yet here we are ░░░░░░░░ Biden is going to ░░░░░░░░ a blank check for ░░░░░░░░ over to the incoming ░░░░░░░░ Administration I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s coincidental that ░░░░░░░░ on Capitol Hill the ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmingly passed a bill ░░░░░░░░ sanction officers of the ░░░░░░░░ Criminal Court to punish ░░░░░░░░ for moving to charge ░░░░░░░░ Israeli leaders including Prime ░░░░░░░░ Benjamin Netanyahu with war ░░░░░░░░ Keep in mind the ░░░░░░░░ also indicted leaders of ░░░░░░░░ for their war crimes ░░░░░░░░ and their holding of ░░░░░░░░ hostages which continues to ░░░░░░░░ very day And 45 ░░░░░░░░ joined all Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ this bill We know ░░░░░░░░ vision of American global ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration will ░░░░░░░░ out But it isn ░░░░░░░░ just Trump who this ░░░░░░░░ is making an absolute ░░░░░░░░ of every last lecture ░░░░░░░░ deliver to the Russians ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese or anyone ░░░░░░░░ about respecting human rights ░░░░░░░░ international law It is ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden too leaving ░░░░░░░░ disgraceful legacy A liberal ░░░░░░░░ doing untold damage to ░░░░░░░░ liberal international order.”