U.S. accused of hypocrisy after ‘obscene’ arms transfer to Israel

A new Biden administration authorization for the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel has drawn criticism and accusations of hypocrisy from some lawmakers, as the White House has expressed concern about civilian deaths in Gaza and humanitarian access to the enclave, which is on the edge of famine. The transfer includes more than 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, the likes of which experts say have been linked to the soaring death toll during Israel’s campaign in the Gaza Strip.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called the move “obscene,” writing in a post on social…