Washington, MINA – US Senator Bernie Sanders said Monday that he will force a Senate vote to block a major US arms sale to Israel, intensifying his criticism of American military support for the Netanyahu government, accusing it of genocide, Anadolu Agency reports.
“This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military,” Sanders said on X, the US social media platform.
“The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers,” said Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democratic senators.
The move follows a series of similar efforts by Sanders to challenge US weapons sales to Israel using joint resolutions of disapproval, a legislative mechanism that can force Senate votes on arms deals.
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In January, Sanders filed a joint resolution of disapproval to block nearly $660 million in bomb sales to Israel.
Several American lawmakers are demanding that the United States stop supplying weapons to Israel and also halt US complicity in Israel’s actions.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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