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 the two dominant parties.
The vote indicated that a change was imminent since Sanders proclaimed, the tide is turning. American’s do not want to waste billions to starve the children in Gaza.
New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen reversed her position since earlier in the year, and she joined the majority. Her assertion was based on the right of Israel to self-defence itself as well as condemning the military action of Israel on the Gaza on the basis of not complying with international humanitarian standards.
By passing the resolutions, half a billion dollars worth of sale of the bombs would have been avoided, along with the export of 20,000 assault rifles. The very fact of the conversation was a point of celebration by supporters as a means of putting pressure on both the Israeli government and the Biden administration to embrace more humanitarian-oriented strategies.
The talks are accompanied by a wave of countries indicating that they might accept Palestinian statehood in case the war keeps dragging on, e.g. France, Canada, and the United Kingdom could grant Palestinian statehood recognition. With the change of global opinion, the debate in the senate can be seen as a case of long-standing US support of Israel being questioned.
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