The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 72-11 to reject a resolution introduced by independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have potentially frozen aid to Israel.
Senator Sanders' resolution will do It asked the Secretary of State to provide information about Israel's human rights practices, the amount of U.S. aid sent to Israel since October 7, and Israel's wartime compliance with “international human rights and humanitarian law.” (Related: Anti-Israel Biden staff protest in Washington DC derailed by 3 inches of snow)
The resolution cites the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which freezes military aid to Israel if the State Department does not submit a report to the Senate within 30 days, The Hill reported. Ta. report.
The Senate's overwhelming rejection of Sen. Sander's provisions was broadcast on PBS NewsHour along with a discussion of the bill's merits.
“The Senate will soon vote on my resolution directing the State Department to report on any human rights violations that may have occurred using U.S. equipment during Israeli military operations in Gaza. Asking how it will be used should not be up for debate,” Sen. Sanders tweeted. “We should all want this information. If you believe, as I do, that the war was indiscriminate, we must ask this question. If you believe you have done nothing wrong, this information should support that belief.”
The Senate will soon vote on my resolution directing the State Department to report on human rights violations that may have occurred using American equipment during Israeli military operations in Gaza.
Asking how America's weapons are used should not be controversial. pic.twitter.com/egtZgBwO5Q
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 16, 2024
In his speech, Senator Sanders accused the Israeli government of carrying out an indiscriminate military operation in Gaza, killing more than 24,000 Gazans, 70% of them women and children, and creating a humanitarian crisis. .
It should be uncontroversial that Congress would seek information about how American weapons are being used in Israeli military operations in Palestine. I'm living right now as the Senate votes on my resolution that does just that. https://t.co/7hxjgSrkx6
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 16, 2024
“Right now on the Senate floor speaking against a resolution to cut off aid to Israel. Israel faces an existential crisis and we have every right to confront Hamas with force,” the South Carolina Republican said. Sen. Lindsey Graham tweeted his opposition to the proposal.
He is currently speaking on the Senate floor against a resolution to cut off aid to Israel.
Israel is facing an existential crisis and has every right to oppose Hamas by force.
live: https://t.co/W2XDv8HYjn
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 16, 2024
Mr. Sanders seems to have said: numbers It was given by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry and is contested by Israel.Israel claims its forces have killed more than 9,000 Hamas fighters since October 7, Times of Israel report.
