The Senate rejected the proposal by the senator. Bernie SandersI-Vt. , which would have blocked the Trump administration’s planned $8.8 billion weapons sales to Israel.
Sanders’ proposal was split into two votes, each failing, with 15 senators voting for the measure.
Fourteen Democrats voted for Sanders. They were Officers Richard Durbin, Illinois, Martin Heinrich, New Mexico, Massie Hirono, Hawaii, Ben Ray Luhan, NM, Tim Kane, Virginia, Andy Kim, New Jersey, Ed Markey, Jeff Mercley, Oregon, Oregon, Chris Murphy, Md. , Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts, and Peter Welch, V.T.
Senator Bernie Sanders gave a speech in response to President Donald Trump’s speech in response to a joint session of Congress. (Joe Maher/Getty Images for Fane)
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Before the vote, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim LischR-Idaho, as it passed the resolution, warned that the senator would “throw our closed allies in the Middle East at a pivotal moment for global security.”
On Wednesday, Sanders released a video discussing his proposal. There, they called for the United States to “end our accomplices in these atrocities” in Gaza. He also accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of behaving in a “bad” way, saying humanitarian aid has been prevented from reaching Gazan.
From January 19, 2025 to March 2, 2025. Coordinator of government activities on the territory. This included 4,200 weekly assistance tracks.
During the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Rafa, Egypt on February 18, 2025, trucks carrying aid are lined up near the Rafa border, which crosses Egypt and the Gaza Strip. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd el-Ghani)
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Before they fell apart before last month, Certain battle agreement The release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners was seen.
Israel has long enjoyed bipartisan support in the US, but the latest war with Hamas has split the Democrats. Some were fierce Israeli advocates, like Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, while others were harsh critics, like Sanders.
Protesters will take part in a protest supporting Palestinians in Gaza on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago on August 22, 2024. (Reuters/Seth Herald)
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Sanders introduced a similar proposal during the Biden administration in November 2024, but this failed too. Many of the same senators who voted in favor of the April 2025 proposal voted for resolutions under the Biden administration, with the exception of Senator Angus King, Maine, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and Rafael Warnock of Georgia.
Speaking about the joint resolution of disapproval in November, Sanders argued that the Israeli government is ruled “not only by right-wing extremists, but also by religious enthusiasts.” He also accused Netanyahu of violating international law.
