{"id":529260,"date":"2021-05-20T11:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=529260"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:20:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:20:15","slug":"sanders-joins-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-in-trying-to-block-735-million-arms-sale-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-joins-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-in-trying-to-block-735-million-arms-sale-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders Joins Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib In Trying To Block $735 Million Arms Sale To Israel"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsanders-joins-ocasio-cortez-tlaib-in-trying-to-block-735-million-arms-sale-to-israel%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=529260&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>Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to introduce legislation Thursday that would block a $735 million arms sale to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution would halt the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/joe-biden-administration-approves-735-million-weapons-sale-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sale<\/a> of Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Small Diameter Bombs to America\u2019s top Middle Eastern ally, according to a draft of the legislation first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/05\/20\/sen-bernie-sanders-introduce-resolution-disapproval-735-million-us-arms-sale-israel\/\">reported<\/a> by The Washington Post, amid the worst violence between Israel and Hamas in years. It only needs a simple majority to pass the Senate, but would need two-thirds support to overcome a potential veto by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a moment when U.S.-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a Congressional debate,\u201d Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1395363543227187201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote on Twitter<\/a> Thursday. \u201cI believe that the United States must help lead the way to a peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians. We need to take a hard look at whether the sale of these weapons is actually helping do that, or whether it is simply fueling conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just a day earlier, Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Mark Pocan introduced a similar resolution opposing the arms sale. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/joe-biden-ceasefire-israel-benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Biden Says He Supports Ceasefire In Latest Call With Netanyahu)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, the U.S. has sold billions of dollars in weaponry to Israel without ever requiring them to respect basic Palestinian rights,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ocasio-cortez.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/ocasio-cortez-pocan-tlaib-lead-joint-resolution-block-weapon-sales-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cIn so doing, we have directly contributed to the death, displacement and disenfranchisement of millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7192336\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7192336\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7192336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. (Photo by ANAS BABA\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7192336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts rockets fired by Hamas from the northern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (ANAS BABA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden demanded a de-escalation between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday as casualties continued to increase and a growing number of Democrats increased pressure on him to do so. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-rebuffs-joe-biden-de-escalation-determined-continue-operation-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rebuffed by Netanyahu<\/a>, who said he was \u201cdetermined\u201d to continue airstrikes, leading to a rare break between Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Democratic senators <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/jon-ossoff-murphy-young-cease-fire-israel-hamas-air-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called for an immediate ceasefire<\/a> Monday, and the two top lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released their own statement urging the same. Indiana Sen. Todd Young, the committee\u2019s top Republican, seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/todd-young-walks-back-ceasefire-israel-gaza-hamas-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">walked back his support<\/a> for a ceasefire Wednesday, saying that he would oppose a ceasefire \u201con Hamas\u2019 terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders wrote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/14\/opinion\/bernie-sanders-israel-palestine-gaza.html\">op-ed for The New York Times<\/a> last week criticizing the U.S. for being an \u201capologist\u201d toward Netanyahu\u2019s government, urging the American military to not \u201cenable human rights abuses\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis approach must recognize that Israel has the absolute right to live in peace and security, but so do the Palestinians,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must uphold international standards of human rights consistently, even when it\u2019s politically difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont Independent Sen. 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