Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them
Senator Jim Risch argued that blocking arms sales would embolden Iran and leave a key U.S. ally vulnerable.
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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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13 OUTLETSRoll Call covers both the Iran war-powers resolution and the effort to block arms sales to Israel, reporting James Risch’s arguments against them. The New York Times emphasizes divisions among Democrats over arming Israel, while Geo presents the Senate’s action as backing Trump’s Iran war and notes Risch’s criticism of supporters of the resolution.
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