Senate Blocks Sanders’ Attempt to Halt Arms Deal

Sanders’ resolutions were never expected to win, but the scale of their defeat exposed how deeply entrenched bipartisan support for Israel remains, even amid unprecedented global outrage. Only a small bloc of progressives backed his effort to force Congress to confront whether U.S. bombs and shells are enabling potential violations of American and international law in Gaza. Their arguments leaned on statutes meant to prevent U.S. complicity in human rights abuses, yet those warnings were largely brushed aside.