US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block arms sales to Israel | US Senate

Posted by Entire-Half-2464@reddit | EndlessWar | View on Reddit | 5 comments

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barbara800000@reddit

Someone must have given him different orders, maybe it's the PR effort to make the democrats sound legit again, while the people that don't buy the woke bs to become "pro Israel". That dude early in that war was full in support of Israel.

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ENORMOUS_HORSECOCK@reddit

Those orders came straight from headquarters on the night of November 5th. Bernie is the only one who understood them.

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HAHA_goats@reddit

Moves to advance three resolutions all failed, garnering only about 20 votes out of the chamber’s 100 members, with most Democrats joining all Republicans against the measures.

And democrats are still confused why their voters gave up on them.

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Ok-Sell4786@reddit

Posture effort.. the usa is trying to attach their woke trash to the palestenian cause.

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Entire-Half-2464@reddit (OP)

Under US law, military assistance must not be given to foreign security forces that have committed human rights violations. However, the Biden administration has largely refused to stop the transfer of weapons to Israel, despite persistent accusations of war crimes from human rights experts.

It is not the first time Sanders has led such an effort, and this one was not expected to pass. But backers hoped significant support in the Senate would encourage Israel’s government and Joe Biden’s administration to do more to protect civilians in Gaza.