Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them
Senator Chris Coons explained his vote against the resolutions as an effort to avoid abandoning the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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The Senate rejected two resolutions led by Senator Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel, despite more than three dozen Democrats supporting the measures. The vote highlights growing intra-party friction over Israeli military actions and U.S. foreign policy under President Trump.
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9 OUTLETSThe Senate rejected two Sanders-led resolutions to block U.S. arms sales to Israel. Coons voted against the measures. Left-leaning outlets cast the vote as establishment obstruction and foreground criticism of Coons. Center outlets emphasize the failed measures and growing Democratic division, while describing Coons’s vote as support for the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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