The American left fails to block an arms sale to Israel | Conflict in the Middle East

Senators from the American left, who accuse the Biden administration of being “complicit” in “atrocities” in Gaza, failed on Wednesday to block an arms sale to Israel during a vote in the Senate.

The initiative was launched by independent senator Bernie Sanders, who denounced the total war led by the extremist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the Palestinian people.

During a passionate speech in the hemicycle of the American Senate, the left-wing elected official spoke of the millions of extremely poor people in Gaza, driven from their homes and the thousands of children today suffering from starvation and malnutrition.

The United States is complicit in all of these atrocities. We are financing these atrocities and this complicity must endhe urged.

The resolutions voted on Wednesday would have blocked the Pentagon from sending a new $20 billion package to Israel.

They all failed to be adopted, a large number of elected officials showing unwavering support for Israel, a historic ally of the United States.

Republican tenor Mitch McConnell considered that blocking this arms sale would only strengthen and embolden terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

During his speech on Wednesday, Bernie Sanders took some of his colleagues directly to task.

Many of you come here to talk about human rights and what’s happening in the world, but I want to tell you that no one will take you seriously anymorehe said.

You will be told “you worry about China, Russia and Iran. Well why are you financing the starvation of children in Gaza?”.

Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory have left 43,985 dead, mostly civilians, according to the latest Hamas report released on Wednesday.

They intervene in retaliation for the massacre in Israel of 1,206 people committed by commandos of the Islamist movement on October 7, 2023, mostly civilians, according to a count by theAFP made from official figures.