US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block sales of tank rounds to Israel
Seventy-nine of 100 senators opposed resolution with Senate to still vote on two other resolutionsThe US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some US weapons to Israel, which had been introduced out of concern about the human rights catastrophe faced by Palestinians in Gaza.Seventy-nine of the 100 senators opposed a resolution that would have blocked sales of tank rounds to Israel, while 18 approved it and one voted present. All of the votes in favor of the measure on Wednesday came from the Democratic caucus, while “no” votes came from both Democrats and Republicans. Continue reading...
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Seventy-nine of 100 senators opposed resolution with Senate to still vote on two other resolutions
The US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some US weapons to Israel, which had been introduced out of concern about the human rights catastrophe faced by Palestinians in Gaza.
Seventy-nine of the 100 senators opposed a resolution that would have blocked sales of tank rounds to Israel, while 18 approved it and one voted present. All of the votes in favor of the measure on Wednesday came from the Democratic caucus, while “no” votes came from both Democrats and Republicans.
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