Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' proposal to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel

The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is avoiding questions about a Canadian company receiving a contract to supply the Israeli military with up to $78.8 million of artillery propellants, despite the Liberal government’s promise to block military exports to Israel last year.The arms-monitoring group Project Ploughshares noted last week that the United States Department of Defence (DOD) website listed the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) as the recipi…

Senate rejects resolution to block arms sales to Israel

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- A group of U.S. senators attempted to block additional American military aid to Israel as the Israeli military expanded its operations in Gaza, killing more than 100 Palestinians since Thursday. The Israeli Defense Forces said they have resumed ground operations in northern Gaza and killed more than a dozen Hamas fighters since a temporary ceasefire collapsed. Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), led a group of 15 senators pushi…

15 Senators Vote Against $8.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

The U.S. Senate has voted down a pair of resolutions introduced by Bernie Sanders to block $8.8 billion in new arms sales to Israel. On Thursday, zero Republicans and just 14 Democrats voted alongside Senator Sanders to restrict the sale of massive bombs and other military equipment. Sen. Bernie Sanders: “In the last two weeks, they have intensified their assault against the Palestinian people. According to UNICEF, since Netanyahu broke the ceas…

15 Democrats back Sanders' failed resolutions to cancel military aid to Israel

The Senate has once again voted down a proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders to block U.S. military aid to Israel. Only 14 Democrats voted in favor of the resolutions.

US Senate overwhelmingly rejects bid to block Israel arms sales

The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a bid to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel over the human rights crisis facing Palestinians in Gaza following Israel's bombardment of the enclave and suspension of humanitarian aid deliveries. The Senate voted 82-15 and 83-15 to reject two resolutions of disapproval over sales of massive bombs and other offensive military equipment. The resolutions were offered by Senator Bernie Sanders …

Duckworth votes no, Durbin votes yes on resolution to block arms sales to Israel