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Oregon’s US senators split on weapons sales to Israel

A Majority of Senate Democrats Voted to Block Weapons Sales to Israel. Is the Party Turning?
“These are misguided resolutions and if adopted would reinstate the failed policies of the Biden administration and would abandon America’s closest ally in the Middle East,” Republican Senator James E. Risch of Idaho and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on the Senate floor.
Oregon’s US senators split on weapons sales to Israel as Gazan death toll passes 60,000
Oregon’s two U.S. senators, both Democrats, are typically in lockstep on major votes in Congress. But they’ve diverged on votes to send billions of dollars worth of U.S. military weapons to Israel over the last year as it wages war against the militant and political group Hamas in Gaza.
NY Officials Arrested at Protest of Senate Democrats Who Voted Against Israel Weapons Ban
New York State Assembly Member Claire Valdez and City Councilor Tiffany Cabán were arrested Friday at a 'Jewish Voice for Peace' protest inside the offices of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
24 Senators Vote for Sanders Resolution to Stop Bombs Sale to Israel
Forty Democrats signed a letter expressing alarm over starvation in Gaza this week — but only 27 voted to withhold arms.
Record number of Democrats join failed bid to block weapons sales to Israel
Twenty-seven Democrats voted for a resolution to block the sale of 20,000 automatic assault rifles to Israel, while 24 voted to halt a $675m shipment of bombs. All Republicans voting were opposed. The resolutions introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are by far the closest the US Senate has come to limiting arms shipments to Israel.
Senate Declines to Block Weapons for Israel as Gaza Hunger Worries Grow
The votes took on new prominence following an international outcry over images of malnourished babies and children in the Palestinian enclave.
Senate Democrats vote against arms sales to Israel in record number
The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the measure.
Vote on blocking weapons for Israel divides New Jersey’s senators
On most of the key issues that the U.S. Senate has taken up during the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term, New Jersey Senators Cory

Slovenia bans arms trade with Israel

Senate rejects bid to halt sale of bombs and rifles to Israel, but Democratic opposition grows
The Senate has rejected an effort from Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of U.S. bombs and firearms to Israel.
New Hampshire delegation split over blocking weapons transfers to Israel
The New Hampshire congressional delegation is divided over weapons transfers to Israel for its ongoing war in Gaza.
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We will not submit to Israel: Hezbollah rejects calls to surrender weapons
Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem rejected US-backed calls for disarmament, calling it a ploy to benefit Israel. Lebanon ...