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15 Democrats vote for Bernie Sanders-backed resolutions blocking U.S. aid to Israel
Sens. Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen and Angus King flipped against Sanders’ anti-Israel measures, while Andy Kim was the only freshman to support them
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined by fellow senator Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (R), speaks at a news conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) efforts to block aid to Israel shrank among Senate Democrats, with just 15, including Sanders, voting in favor of a pair of resolutions to block $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel.