US EditionUS Senator Sanders to force Senate votes on blocking arms for Israel
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, announced on Thursday that he would force votes next week on resolutions to block $8.8 billion in arms sales from the Trump administration to Israel.
- Sanders is pushing for the resolutions citing the human rights crisis and suspension of aid deliveries faced by Palestinians in Gaza, which has been heavily bombarded by Israel following an attack on October 7, 2023, by Hamas-led gunmen that resulted in 1,200 deaths and 251 abductions according to Israeli tallies.
- The resolutions target sales proposed by the Trump administration that include over 35,000 massive 2,000-pound bombs and other munitions intended for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
- Sanders stated that "Netanyahu has clearly violated U.S. And international law in this brutal war, and we must end our complicity in the carnage," and that "No humanitarian aid has entered Gaza in more than three and a half weeks since Israeli authorities announced a complete blockade thats no food, water, medicine, or fuel since the start of March."
- Despite U.S. Law granting Congress the right to stop major foreign weapons sales via resolutions of disapproval, resolutions to block weapons sales are unlikely to pass given the strong bipartisan support for Israel, though backers hope raising the issue will encourage greater civilian protection.
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Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Blocking Bombs for Israel’s Destruction of Gaza
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on Thursday that he would soon force a vote in the Senate on two joint resolutions to block the Trump administration from selling an additional $8.8 billion in certain bombs and weapons to Israel in the next week. While the joint resolutions opposing the weapons transfer have little chance of passing the GOP-controlled Congress, a vote would force lawmakers to… Source
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