US Senate Rejects Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel, But Support Grows Among Democrats

US arms sales to Israel

With Senator Bernie Sanders in the lead having previously been critical of US military assistance to Israel, the resolutions had smaller majorities than earlier: 73 to 24 on the first one, 70 to 27 on the second. More importantly, each of the resolutions had support of Democratic majority, which also demonstrates the increasing separation between