An effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to dam sure U.S. weapons gross sales to Israel was overwhelmingly rejected by the U.S. Senate Wednesday night.
Sanders’ joint decision of disapproval, which was supported by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., meant to cease the White Home’s newest arms gross sales to the Israeli navy. An effort to dam the gross sales of tank rounds to Israel was voted down 79-18, and a measure intending to dam mortar spherical shipments was rejected 78-19.
Talking on the Senate flooring, Sanders claimed the Israeli authorities is managed “not solely by right-wing extremists, however by non secular zealots.”
“It’s time to inform the Netanyahu authorities that they can not use U.S. taxpayer {dollars} and American weapons in violation of U.S. and worldwide legislation and our ethical values regardless of receiving $18 billion from U.S. taxpayers within the final yr,” Sanders stated.
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks by way of the Senate subway to a information convention on limiting arms gross sales to Israel on the U.S. Capitol Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)
“And being the biggest historic recipient of U.S. overseas assist, the Netanyahu authorities has fully ignored the repeated requests of President Biden and the U.S. authorities.”
The 83-year-old politician additionally decried residing situations in Gaza throughout his speech.
“Proper now, there may be uncooked sewage operating by way of the streets of Gaza, and it is rather tough for the folks there to acquire clear ingesting water,” Sanders stated. “Each one in every of Gaza’s 12 universities has been bombed … as have many tons of of faculties. For 13 months, there was no electrical energy in Gaza.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a press convention alongside senators Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Peter Welch, D-Vt.; and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on upcoming resolutions aimed toward blocking sure offensive weapon gross sales to Israel in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu through Getty Photos)
“As I’ve stated many, many occasions, Israel had absolutely the proper to answer that horrific Hamas assault as every other nation would,” Sanders concluded. “I do not assume anyone right here in the US Senate disagrees with that. However Prime Minister Netanyahu’s extremist authorities has not merely waged struggle in opposition to Hamas. It has waged an all-out struggle in opposition to the Palestinian folks.”
Regardless of the vote, Sanders’ effort was not wholly unpopular. Earlier this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., signaled assist for the Vermont Impartial’s proposal.
“The failure by the Biden administration to observe U.S. legislation and to droop arms shipments is a grave mistake that undermines American credibility worldwide,” Warren stated in an announcement to The Guardian.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a press convention on upcoming joint resolutions of disapproval aimed toward blocking sure offensive weapon gross sales to Israel in Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu through Getty Photos)
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“If this administration won’t act, Congress should step as much as implement U.S. legislation and maintain the Netanyahu authorities accountable by way of a joint decision of disapproval.”
Fox Information Digital’s Jessica Sonkin and Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.