Pelosi joins Progressive members in demanding halt to U.S. weapons transfers to Israel Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California has added her voice to a call by progressive members of Congress urging the United States to cease transferring weapons to Israel following a tragic strike that resulted in the deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza. This move represents a significant shift in stance towards Israel by a traditionally strong American ally and underlines the deepening divides between Democrats and the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The letter, spearheaded...