US Senate votes down effort to withhold weapons to Israel amid Gaza war
Al JazeeraWashington, DC – The United States Senate has rejected a bill that aimed to block a US weapons sale to Israel amid the country’s war on Gaza, an outcome that rights advocates say does not take away from a growing push to condition aid to Washington’s top ally. Beth Miller, political director at the US-based advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace, said the vote is an “inflection point” in the decades-long effort to restrict Washington’s military assistance to Israel. “Therefore, while I voted for the $14 billion defense aid package for Israel in April and continue to support the transfer of defensive weapons, I will vote to oppose the transfers of mortars, tank rounds, and Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Israel.” Ongoing US backing of Israel has been vital for funding the war on Gaza and Lebanon. “We strongly condemn the White House’s dishonest campaign to pressure Senate Democrats into avoiding even a symbolic vote against the delivery of more American taxpayer-funded weapons to the out-of-control Netanyahu government,” the group said in a statement.
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