Senate vote on arms sale shows ‘massive cracks’ in US support for Israel
Rights advocates hail 'historic' shift as 40 out of 47 Democratic senators vote to block military bulldozers to Israel.
Senate vote on arms sale shows ‘massive cracks’ in US support for Israel
Rights advocates hail 'historic' shift as 40 out of 47 Democratic senators vote to block military bulldozers to Israel. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.
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US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel
Two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of bombs and bulldozers to Israel were blocked.
Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate
Senator’s fourth attempt for resolutions fails, but votes show growing appetite among Democrats to impose limits Bernie Sanders on Wednesday led a failed effort to block the sale of bombs and bulldozers to Israel, but the votes revealed a growing appetite among Democrats to impose limits on US weapons transfers to a longtime US ally. It was the fourth time Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, had forced consideration of resolutions cutting off military aid for Israel in the Senate, all of which have been rejected by the chamber’s Republican majority, and many Democrats. Continue reading...
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