Pocan Commends Biden’s Vow to Withhold Offensive Weapons if Israel Invades Rafah

MADISON, WI –Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after President Biden announced that he would not authorize any offensive weapons transfers to Israel if they were to invade Rafah:

“More than one million innocent Palestinians have been backed into a corner with nowhere to go. If Israel were to invade Rafah, tens of thousands of Palestinians would needlessly die. President Biden is right to use his leverage to prevent Israel from inflicting further unnecessary bloodshed. It’s time for a ceasefire and for Hamas to release all the hostages. We must end this war and work toward a two-state solution that works for all.”

Rep. Pocan has previously called for the United States to withhold offensive weapons transfers when he, Reps. McGovern, Schakowsky, and 53 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Biden in April urging him to do so.