Three of the nine Jewish Democrats in the Senate backed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ landmark effort to formally disapprove five arms sales to Israel due to their use in ‘unacceptable civilian death and harm’ in Gaza
WASHINGTON – Nineteen Democratic senators effectively voted to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, in a landmark moment that demonstrates how Israel’s standing within the Democratic Party nearly 14 months after the October 7 attack and the ensuing Gaza war and humanitarian crisis have largely defined outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy legacy.