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A Victorious, Yet War-weary, Israel Turns to Trump

MOUNT HERMON, Israel — As we were saying our thanks and farewells to the soldiers of Israel's new Highlands Brigade, the commander appeared at the door of our headquarters. “Everyone, please go to the evacuation center. A warning has been issued.” The entire heavily armed brigade, along with civilians, marched into nearby concrete shelters. A […]

Jewish groups laud Senate’s rejection of Bernie Sanders’s bid to block Israel aid

Jewish groups on Wednesday night applauded the Senate's decision to reject a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders, R-Vermont, to block arms sales to Israel. The Senate voted 18-79 against a resolution to block the sale of tank ammunition, 19-78 against a resolution to ban the sale of high-explosive mortar rounds, and 17-80 against a resolution […]

Senate rejects Sanders-backed proposals to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed three resolutions sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) that would block the sale of certain offensive weapons to Israel in protest of ongoing military operations in Gaza. It was rejected by a majority. The Senate defeated SJ Res. 18-79. 111 would prevent sales of 120mm tank ammunition. They also […]

Senate Shoots Down Sanders’ Efforts to Block Sale of Artillery to Israel

The Senate rejected three proposals introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and other Democratic senators to block the sale of artillery and other weapons to Israel. The Senate voted 18-79; rejected SJRes.111. The resolution prohibited the sale of: …32,739 120mm tank cartridges. Consists of a 120mm M1147 High-Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer (HEMP-T) cartridge and/or a […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ effort to block weapons sales to Israel fails Senate vote

An effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block certain U.S. arms sales to Israel was overwhelmingly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday evening. Sanders' joint resolution of disapproval was supported by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) intended to block the White House's recent arms sales […]