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Sanders resolution that would freeze aid to Israel goes down in flames
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Senate lawmakers voted down a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., which could have potentially frozen U.S. military aid to Israel.
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However, the Senate voted down Sanders' legislation, which was opposed by the Biden administration, in an overwhelming 72-11 vote. A majority of Democrats sided with Republicans against the effort, but a handful of progressives who have been increasingly critical of President Biden's policy towards Israel supported Sanders.
"While there is no question in my mind that Israel has the right to defend itself and go to war against Hamas, who started this terrible situation, Israel does not have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people and innocent men, women, and children in Gaza," Sanders said in remarks delivered on the Senate floor. "Tragically, that is what we're seeing."