The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the measure.

“Everybody in the world knows there’s starvation in Gaza,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told HuffPost as he tried to rally opposition to arms sales for Israel.

Congress had never considered legislation to block America's billions in annual military aid until 9 months ago, and past efforts won 19 votes at most.

US Senate vote highlights growing split among Democrats over support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the measure.

Supporters of Palestinian rights say although bill to block arms to Israel failed to pass, vote shows ‘shift’ on issue.

The Senate on Wednesday rejected two resolutions from Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to block U.S. arms sales to Israel. In a sign of growing unease within the…