Senate lawmakers voted down a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., which could have potentially frozen U.S. military aid to Israel.
The Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would have potentially frozen U.S. aid to Israel.
Sanders forced a vote on the measure, which would have required the State Department to complete a report within 30 days on whether Israel has used weapons provided by the U.S. to commit human rights violations in Gaza. Failure to do so would have halted further aid to Israel amid the war against Hamas.
However, the Senate voted down Sanders’ legislation, which was opposed by the Biden administration, in an overwhelming 72-11 vote. A majority of Democrats sided with Republicans against the effort, but a handful of progressives who have been increasingly critical of President Biden’s policy towards Israel supported Sanders.
« While there is no question in my mind that Israel has the right to defend itself and go to war against Hamas, who started this terrible situation, Israel does not have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people and innocent men, women, and children in Gaza, » Sanders said in remarks delivered on the Senate floor.
