{"id":2371309,"date":"2024-11-20T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-lobbies-against-bernie-sanderss-israel-resolutions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:36:14","slug":"white-house-lobbies-against-bernie-sanderss-israel-resolutions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-lobbies-against-bernie-sanderss-israel-resolutions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House lobbies against Bernie Sanders&#8217;s Israel resolutions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-lobbies-against-bernie-sanderss-israel-resolutions-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371309&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration \u2062is actively lobbying Senate Democrats to oppose a series of resolutions \u200bintroduced by progressive members aimed at blocking $20\u200b billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel. \u2064These resolutions, led by \u200cSenators Bernie \u200bSanders, Jeff\u2062 Merkley,\u2062 and Peter Welch, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">target specific military supplies<\/a> and represent\u2062 a push from \u200bthe Democratic Party&#8217;s left \u200dwing against U.S. support for Israeli military actions amid ongoing conflict.\u200d The White \u2062House\u2062 argues that\u200b supporting these resolutions would embolden groups\u200b like Iran and Hamas, suggesting that cutting off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-ukraine-comments-focus-spotlight-on-how-much-money-us-has-already-sent\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Ukraine remarks highlight US&#039;s substantial financial aid.\">military \u200caid<\/a> to Israel would prolong conflict rather than resolve it. The administration has communicated its position clearly to senators, emphasizing the importance of U.S. support for \u2063Israel during this tense period, especially\u2062 given\u200d the rising civilian fatalities in Gaza. While these\u200b resolutions\u2064 are expected to fail, they highlight the divisions within the Democratic Party regarding military support for \u2062Israel and the humanitarian crisis in\u200b Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House urges Democrats to sink Bernie Sanders&rsquo;s effort to block US arms to Israel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1888127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\">Biden administration<\/a> is urging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\">Senate Democrats<\/a> to vote against<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3235420\/senate-vote-bernie-sanders-effort-block-arms-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden administration\"> a series of privileged resolutions of disapproval<\/a>, expected to be brought to the floor on Wednesday afternoon by progressive members to protest $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The White House and administration officials are lobbying senators to vote against the resolutions. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has also privately pressed senators to ensure Israel continues to receive military equipment, according to an aide familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We strongly oppose this resolution and we have made our position clear to interested senators,&rdquo; a National Security Council spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Two resolutions co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Peter Welch (D-VT) would block the sale of 120-millimeter mortar rounds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-intends-to-sell-735-million-worth-of-weapons-to-israel-after-biden-admin-approves-move\/\" title=\"US Intends To Sell 5 Million Worth Of Weapons To Israel After Biden Admin Approves Move\">joint direct attack munitions<\/a>. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) sponsored a third that would block the sale of tank rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The three resolutions are likely to fail but are a show of force by the Democratic Party&rsquo;s left flank as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3096594\/democratic-divisions-israel-full-display-netanyahu-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"divisions\">divisions<\/a> over U.S. support of Israel&rsquo;s retaliatory offensive over the last 13 months have been simmering.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has also circulated a memo to Democratic Senate offices on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, stressing that lawmakers who vote for the resolution are putting &ldquo;wind in the sails of Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/biden-weapons-israel-senate_n_673df15be4b0f17b35e0860a?d_id=8392695&amp;ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_campaign=us_politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reporting <\/a>from <em>Huffpost<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now is the time to focus pressure on Hamas to release the hostages and stop the war,&rdquo; the document reads. &ldquo;Cutting off arms from Israel would put this goal even further out of reach and prolong the war, not shorten it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he thought it was time to bring the resolutions to the floor, citing what he called Israel&rsquo;s violation of international law to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-vote-on-democratic-effort-to-block-us-arms-to-israel-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate to vote on Democratic effort to block US arms to Israel - Washington Examiner\">adequately provide aid amid<\/a> the war against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3190284\/biden-administration-warning-israel-not-threat-kirby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called on Israel <\/a>to improve the flow of aid to Gaza in 30 days or risk military aid being withheld. After that time, the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3226955\/israel-accused-not-meeting-aid-deadline-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">concluded <\/a>that Israel was making progress and did not impede assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders and other Democratic senators have expressed concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties in Gaza. The war has led to the deaths of over 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza&rsquo;s Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas and does not distinguish militants from civilians.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BernieSanders<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJeffMerkley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenJeffMerkley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenPeterWelch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenPeterWelch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisVanHollen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisVanHollen<\/a> are holding a press conference about their plan to bring several joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considers-resuming-sale-of-offensive-weapons-to-saudi-arabia\/\" title=\"Biden Considers Resuming Sale of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia\">offensive weapons sales<\/a> to Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dcexaminer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IUwhCLjEiV\">pic.twitter.com\/IUwhCLjEiV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1858919901647503865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, what is happening in Gaza today is unspeakable, but what makes it even more painful is that much of what is happening there has been done with U.S. weapons and with American taxpayer support,&rdquo; Sanders said during a press conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Other Senate Democrats are coming out strongly against the resolutions. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated U.S. support for Israel &ldquo;does not diminish our commitment to humanitarian assistance for innocent Palestinians or our shared pursuit of peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and advocating for peace, we also must uphold our country&rsquo;s longstanding bipartisan commitment to Israel,&rdquo; Cardin wrote. &ldquo;We must make it unequivocally clear that the United States stands with Israel against these shared threats and ensure it has the resources to defend itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans are unified and are preparing to reject the resolutions in an effort to send a strong message to Israel&rsquo;s adversaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Israel is being attacked on all fronts, it should not be under attack in the halls of Congress,&rdquo; Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said in a statement. &ldquo;After four years of the Biden White House, we must stand with our greatest ally in the Middle East. After all, Israel&rsquo;s enemies are our enemies, and Iran and its proxies have American blood on their hands.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of blocking critical weapons as Israel fights for its own existence, we must provide them with the tools needed to demolish Iran-backed Hamas and send a clear message back to Tehran,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1888127\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1888127\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House pushes Democrats to oppose Sanders&#8217; arms block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3396,"featured_media":2371310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bernie-Sanders-and-Co-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32175,45394,4198,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2371309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bernie-sanders","tag-israel-resolutions","tag-lobbying","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bernie-Sanders-and-Co-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371309"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371313,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371309\/revisions\/2371313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}