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Sen. Bernie Sanders Tried to Block Weapons Being Sent to Israel. His Efforts Failed.
The United States Senate has blood on its hands.
At this point, Bernie Sanders just makes me sad.
It’s impossible not to watch and listen to the Vermont Senator and wonder what could have been, and even feel a bit of frustration mixed in there as well. His lambasting of the Democratic Party following Donald Trump’s re-election felt hollow, considering how public he was about his desire for Biden to remain the nominee. But, it’s impossible not to commend him for his efforts to stop more weapons going to the nation of Israel.
Efforts that ultimately fell short.
Ellen Knickmeyer with The Associated Press writes:
“The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders Wednesday to block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there.
The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats sought to put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some tank and mortar rounds and smart-bomb kits to Israel. The first attempt to block the sales was rejected overwhelmingly, and two more efforts also went down to defeat.
Sanders, in making the case for stopping…
