The Dam Breaks: Democratic Senators Overwhelmingly Reject Arms Sales to Israel

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Despite their defeat by Senate Republicans, bills seeking to block arms sales to Israel found widespread Democratic support.

Democratic senators overwhelmingly voted to block bomb and bulldozer sales to Israel on Wednesday, in a reflection of the Jewish state’s plummeting stock among party rank-and-file and growing anger over the war with Iran.

The Democratic votes on the pair of resolutions from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., were not enough to overcome universal opposition from Republicans.

“This is where the American people are. The polls are very clear.”