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Senate Rejects Measures To Block $450M In Arms Sales To Israel Amid Democratic Rift

Senate defeated two Sanders resolutions to block $295M in bulldozers and $151.8M in bombs, as 40 of 47 Senate Democrats backed at least one measure and rights advocates hailed the shift.

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Overview

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The Senate rejected two joint resolutions to block military sales to Israel, voting 59-40 against halting bulldozer transfers and 63-36 against blocking 1,000-pound bombs.

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Senator Bernie Sanders forced the votes targeting a $295 million sale of D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers and a $151.8 million sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B 1,000-pound bombs.

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Forty of 47 Senate Democrats supported the bulldozer resolution, prompting rights advocates to call the result an "inflection point" and a progressive lawmaker to demand Senate leader Chuck Schumer resign.

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Support for blocking arms sales has risen from 18 and 27 "yea" votes in past efforts to 40 this time, and a Pew Research Center survey found 60 percent of US adults view Israel unfavorably.

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Advocacy groups said they will press Congress for more votes and debates on military aid to Israel, while the administration said it bypassed normal congressional review by invoking an emergency for the transfers.

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Center-leaning sources frame this story around bipartisan tension and humanitarian concern, leading with Senate Republicans' support while foregrounding Democratic frustration and emotive criticism from lawmakers. Editorial choices emphasize vote counts and historic bipartisan ties, highlight Sanders' charged language about civilian harm, and include official defenses and procedural context to balance the narrative.

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