Bernie Sanders introduces Senate resolution to block $735 million weapons sale to Israel
Sanders' move will force a vote in the Senate on whether or not to block the arms sale.
US Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced a resolution Thursday that will force the Senate to vote on whether or not to block a controversial $735 million sale of bombs and bomb guidance equipment to Israel. The move came shortly before Israel announced it had reached a cease-fire with Hamas, set to begin at 2 a.m. Friday.
The move marks an unprecedented challenge by lawmakers to US aid to Israel in recent decades, a subject that has become increasingly controversial in progressive circles in US politics.
But the resolution faces significant hurdles in the upper chamber and, if it were to pass the Senate, would likely fail to meet the required two-thirds override vote if vetoed by President Joe Biden,
Sanders’ move comes after a group of progressive Democrats in the House raised a last-minute resolution opposing the sale, first reported by Al-Monitor.
