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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer voted against blocking the arms sales despite being a target of intense antiwar protests in New York.
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411 stories · 96.5–97.3 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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The Senate rejected Senator Bernie Sanders' resolutions to block arms sales to Israel, though Democratic support for the measures reached record levels. This vote highlights an intensifying internal party divide over military aid and Prime Minister Netanyahu's wartime leadership.
Senator who shifted his vote to support the measures
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Senator who voted against the measures
Senator who voted against the resolutions
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman
While a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block arms sales to Israel, Leader Chuck Schumer joined a small group of seven Democrats to defeat the resolutions. Left-leaning outlets like Common Dreams frame the vote as "cowardly" and highlight calls for Schumer to resign, while Jewish Insider and American Faith emphasize his adherence to traditional party support for Israel. Outlets across the spectrum, including TIME and the Saudi Gazette, noted that Schumer’s stance triggered intense protests and arrests at his New York offices.
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Senator who shifted his vote to support the measures
Senator who voted against the measures
Senator who voted against the resolutions
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman
Republished from Associated Press, with credit to the original publisher.
411 stories · 96.5–97.3 · updated Sep 25, 2026
This is Associated Press's own score, and this article is credited to Associated Press. The host score in the Source Check is SFGATE's.
