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Mark Kelly supported both resolutions and said decisions by Netanyahu and Trump influenced his vote.
The Senate rejected two resolutions to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, although more than three dozen Democrats supported them. The article reports that the votes reflect growing Democratic opposition to the sales, while Republicans argued the measures could weaken U.S. support for Israel during the Iran war.
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Gillibrand's version of this story ↗
sponsor of the resolutions to block arms sales
Sanders's version of this story ↗president whose Iran war is mentioned in connection with a separate Senate resolution
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman who opposed the resolutions
senator who opposed the resolutions
senator who opposed the Israel resolutions and supported ending the Iran war
Associated Press reports that Kelly reversed his position and voted to block the arms sales, while The New Republic highlights seven Democrats voting to block them. The New York Times places the vote in the context of divisions among Democrats over arming Israel and the Iran war.
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