Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but...
Senator Jim Risch opposed the resolutions, warning they would embolden Iran and leave Israel vulnerable.
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The Senate rejected two resolutions to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, with more than three dozen Democrats supporting them; Bernie Sanders said the votes showed growing discontent with Israel’s government and the wars in Gaza and Iran. A separate resolution to halt the Iran war also failed.
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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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