Leading Democratic congressman says he wants ‘assurances’ before approving sale of fighter jets to Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Representative Gregory Meeks, a key Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has stated that he will not approve the sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel without clear assurances on their use, expressing concerns about civilian casualties. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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