“Americans reject starving children in Gaza.”
Washington, Jul 30 (EFE).-
A record number of senators voted Wednesday in favor of the United States halting the sale of military equipment to Israel, which did not prevent the resolution from failing by a large majority, although it showed a growing lack of support.
The measure, proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders to block more than $675 million in arms sales to Israel, received the support of 27 members of the Democratic Party, with 70 votes against – all Republican senators and 17 Democrats.
This represents a change in trend compared to recent votes on similar measures, in which a majority of Democrats always favored arms sales.
Sanders himself echoed this result, celebrating on X that “by a vote of 27-17, Senate Democrats voted to stop sending arms shipments to a Netanyahu government which has waged a horrific, immoral and illegal war against the Palestinian people.”
“The tide is turning,” he added, saying Americans reject spending “billions to starve children in Gaza.”
A second resolution seeking to ban the sale of tens of thousands of assault rifles also failed, this time with 73 senators voting against it and 24 in favor. EFE wsh-hbc/lds
