And how about illegal, as in war crimes committed?A group of Senate Democrats voted Tuesday in favor of advancing a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to potentially freeze U.S. military aid to Israel, sending a pointed message to President Biden that the war in Gaza is becoming a major problem for his party.
The Senate voted 72 to 11 to table the matter, but the number of Democrats who supported the measure reflects rising dissatisfaction among progressives over the civilian casualties in Gaza, which are now said to exceed 24,000.
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Nine Democrats voted with Sanders, as did Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), a frequent critic of U.S. foreign aid.
Sanders, the Senate’s leading critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the siege and invasion of Gaza, says it’s “immoral.”
The Hill
Some of them may only be worried about the November election, but whatever it takes.The other Democrats who voted for the resolution were Sens. [Elizabeth Warren (Mass.),] Laphonza Butler (Calif.), Martin Heinrich (N.M.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Peter Welch (Vt.).
UPDATE 01/18/2024: Unsurprising.
ON TUESDAY, THE Senate voted down a resolution that would have set the stage for Congress to place conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel — quashing what has so far been the most serious effort on Capitol Hill to hold the U.S. ally to account for its brutal assault on Gaza.
Intercept
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