15 Democrats back Sanders' failed resolutions to cancel military aid to Israel

The Senate rejected a connection by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would person blocked the Trump administration’s planned $8.8 cardinal arms merchantability to Israel. 

Sanders’ connection was divided into 2 votes, each of which failed, with 15 senators voting for the measure.

Fourteen Democrats voted with Sanders. They were Sens. Richard Durbin, Ill., Martin Heinrich, N.M., Mazie Hirono, Hawaii, Ben Ray Luján, N.M., Tim Kaine, Va., Andy Kim, N.J., Ed Markey, Mass., Jeff Merkley, Ore., Chris Murphy, Conn., Brian Schatz, Hawaii, Tina Smith, Minn., Chris Van Hollen, Md., Elizabeth Warren, Mass., and Peter Welch, Vt.

Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a effect code to President Donald Trump's code to a associated league of Congress. (Joe Maher/Getty Images For Fane)

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Prior to the vote, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, warned that successful passing the resolutions, senators "would wantonness Israel, our closes state successful the Middle East, during a pivotal infinitesimal for planetary security."

On Wednesday, Sanders released a video discussing his proposal, successful which helium demanded that the U.S. "end our complicity successful these atrocities" successful Gaza. He besides accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities of behaving successful a "barbaric" fashion, saying that humanitarian assistance has been blocked from reaching Gazans.

From Jan. 19, 2025 until March 2, 2025, portion the Israel-Hamas ceasefire woody was successful place, a full of 25,200 assistance trucks entered Gaza, according to the Coordinator for Government Activities successful the Territories. This included 4,200 play assistance trucks.

Trucks carrying assistance enactment up adjacent the Rafah borderline crossing betwixt Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas, successful Rafah, Egypt, connected Feb. 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

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Before it fell isolated earlier past month, the ceasefire deal saw the merchandise of 33 hostages and astir 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. 

Israel has agelong enjoyed bipartisan enactment successful the U.S., but its latest warfare with Hamas has divided Democrats. Some, similar Sen. John Fetterman, Pa., person been fierce defenders of Israel, portion others, similar Sanders, person been harsh critics.

Demonstrators instrumentality portion successful a protestation successful enactment of Palestinians successful Gaza, connected the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago connected Aug. 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Seth Herald)

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Sanders introduced a akin connection successful November 2024 during the Biden administration, which besides failed. Many of the aforesaid senators who voted successful favour of his April 2025 connection voted for the solution nether the Biden administration, but for Sens. Angus King, Maine, Jeanne Shaheen, N.H. and Raphael Warnock, Ga. Fox News Digital contacted their offices to inquire astir what changed betwixt November 2024 and now. 

Shaheen's bureau referred to a connection that they enactment retired connected Thursday, successful which the legislator explains her vote.

"As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I americium profoundly acrophobic by the breakdown of the ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas successful Gaza. Immediately de-escalating the struggle is important for delivering humanitarian assistance to Palestinians, releasing the remaining hostages and preventing a determination war. With the delicate negotiations to reconstruct the ceasefire happening close now, I voted against the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval connected arms income to Israel to promote advancement successful those conversations," Shaheen said.

When speaking astir his associated solution of disapproval successful November, Sanders claimed the Israeli authorities was controlled "not lone by right-wing extremists, but by spiritual zealots." He besides accused Netanyahu of violating planetary law.