{"id":2468957,"date":"2025-07-30T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-defeats-growing-democratic-bid-to-restrict-israeli-military-aid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:08:39","slug":"senate-defeats-growing-democratic-bid-to-restrict-israeli-military-aid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-defeats-growing-democratic-bid-to-restrict-israeli-military-aid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate defeats growing Democratic bid to restrict Israeli military aid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fsenate-defeats-growing-democratic-bid-to-restrict-israeli-military-aid-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=2468957&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 Senate overwhelmingly defeated a Democratic effort to restrict U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-garlands-comment-on-cuomo-corruption-not-good-enough\/\" title=\"Rep. Stefanik: Garland\u2019s comment on Cuomo corruption \u2018not good enough\u2019\">military aid<\/a> to Israel. In a 27-70 vote, the Senate rejected a resolution led by Senator Bernie sanders that aimed to block the sale of assault rifles to Israel, amid increasing criticism related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Twenty-seven Democrats supported the resolution, indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-fires-minister-of-defense-after-he-pressed-for-halting-judicial-overhaul\/\" title=\"Netanyahu fires Minister of Defense after he pressed for halting judicial overhaul\">growing split<\/a> within the party, as typically pro-Israel senators aligned with the progressive wing. A second resolution to block approximately $676 million in military assistance also failed, with a 24-73 vote. Some prominent Democrats, including Senator jeanne Shaheen, supported the measures due to concerns about the humanitarian situation, while maintaining support for Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense.Republicans did not join the Democratic dissenters, although they have raised concerns about food access in gaza. The votes reflect shifting attitudes within the senate as the Gaza conflict continues.  <\/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\">Senate defeats growing Democratic bid to restrict Israeli military aid<\/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<p>A majority of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-dems-cant-stop-blaming-their-primary-losses-on-the-jews\/\" title=\"Anti-... Dems Can\u2019t Stop Blaming Their Primary Losses on the Jews\">restrict military aid<\/a> to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a>&nbsp;in a legislative push that was overwhelmingly defeated on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>In a 27-70 vote, the Senate rejected a resolution of disapproval from Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) that would have blocked the sale of assault rifles to the Israeli government, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-sends-ukraine-5000-helmets-to-defend-against-russian-invasion\/\" title=\"Germany Sends Ukraine 5,000 Helmets To Defend Against Russian Invasion\">faced growing criticism<\/a> over reports of starvation in Gaza. Twenty-seven Democrats supported the resolution, marking a dramatic shift in party support as generally pro-Israel senators joined with the left wing of the caucus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3486885\/trump-josh-hawley-congressional-stock-trading-ban-pelosi-act\/\">Trump blasts Hawley over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional stock trading ban<\/a>: &#8216;Second-tier Senator&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3486726\/tommy-tuberville-powell-firing-federal-reserve-trump-interest-rates\/\">Tommy Tuberville renews call for Powell&#8217;s firing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3486462\/schumer-jeffrey-epstein-files-rule-of-five\/\">&#8216;Not a stunt&#8217;: Schumer invokes rare &#8216;Rule of Five&#8217; to force release of Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A second resolution blocking an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/press-releases\/news-sanders-to-force-votes-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel-amid-starvation-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">estimated<\/a> $676 million in bombs and related military assistance failed in a 24-73 vote.<\/p>\n<p>The resolutions reflect a legislative turning point for Senate Democrats as the war in Gaza nears 22 months. The votes were to discharge the resolutions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but they effectively served as a test of support for the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p>19 Democratic-caucusing senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3236617\/senate-rejects-bernie-sanders-resolution-block-us-arms-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voted<\/a> for a similar measure in November and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3369897\/bernie-sanders-effort-block-military-sales-israel-tanks-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">15 did the same<\/a> in April, making Wednesday&rsquo;s vote a sign of eroding confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the top Foreign Relations Democrat, voted for the resolutions, citing the humanitarian crisis in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/israels-leader-claims-no-one-in-gaza-is-starving-data-and-witnesses-disagree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">denies<\/a> there is starvation in Gaza as images emerge of emaciated Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will continue to stand up for the existence of Israel and the safety of its citizens. I will also continue to support Israel&rsquo;s right to defend itself,&rdquo; Shaheen said in a statement. &ldquo;But I cannot in good conscience vote in support of weapons until the human anguish in Gaza comes to an end. That is why I support these resolutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other Democratic &ldquo;yes&rdquo; votes include Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the No. 3 Senate Democrat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3486342\/trump-insults-chuck-grassley-blue-slips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GRASSLEY DISMISSES TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;PERSONAL INSULTS&rsquo; OVER SENATE BLUE SLIPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three Democrats who supported the first resolution opposed the second: Sens. Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA). Ossoff, who is running for reelection in purple Georgia, quickly faced <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joannamrod\/status\/1950733219743076359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GOP criticism<\/a> for the vote.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, lawmakers have expressed concern over the flow of food into Gaza, which has been a war zone since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, but none joined the Democratic protest vote.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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>Senate rejects Democratic effort to limit Israeli military aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2468958,"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\/2025\/07\/AP25177736611472-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60314,60315,3740,32515,32076],"class_list":["post-2468957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-bid","tag-israeli-military-aid","tag-senate","tag-us-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25177736611472-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468957","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468961,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468957\/revisions\/2468961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}