Bernie Sanders, this unworthy Jew, takes a big slap

With an overwhelming majority: Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' proposals to stop arms transfers to Israel

The Jewish senator, a virulent critic of Israel, and above all an unworthy Jew, presented three proposals calling for an end to the transfer of projectiles, mortars and kits transforming simple bombs into “smart” bombs. “The Netanyahu government cannot use our money to break the law in Gaza,” he said. All proposals were rejected, with the only favorable votes coming from Democrats. The Biden administration also opposed it.

On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the US Senate voted overwhelmingly against three proposals from Senator Bernie Sanders, a figure in the pseudo-progressive camp within the Democratic Party and one of the most virulent critics of Israel in Congress. These proposals aimed to stop the transfer of weapons to Israel due to the war in the Gaza Strip, in view of supporting the assassins of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

For the first proposal, which called for stopping the transfer of tank projectiles to Israel, 79 senators voted against and 18 for. The second, aimed at stopping the transfer of mortars, was rejected by 78 votes against and 10 for. Finally, the third, calling for an end to Boeing's JDAM kits, which transform conventional aerial bombs into guided smart bombs, was rejected by 80 senators against 17 in favor.

All senators who voted in favor of the proposals were Democrats, while elected officials from both parties voted against. The Biden administration opposed the proposals, arguing in a letter sent to Democratic senators before the vote that “providing military equipment to Israel is a long-term investment in its security, in the face of threats from Iran and other places.” The letter added that “the administration is constantly working to improve conditions in Gaza.”

Sanders, with the support of some other anti-Semitic Democrats masquerading as progressives, initially tabled six proposals to stop a $20 billion arms transfer to Israel, but he only presented three of them. to vote for now.

In the United States, strong bipartisan support for Israel in Congress has existed for decades, leaving Sanders' proposals unlikely to pass. However, their supporters hoped that significant support in the Senate would prompt the Israeli government and the Biden administration to take additional steps to prevent violations of Palestinian rights in Gaza, while Israel's right was ignored.

Before the vote, Sanders said military aid to Israel violated U.S. law banning arms sales to human rights abusers. He highlighted the high number of child deaths in the Gaza Strip and accused Israel of blocking humanitarian aid deliveries. “It is time to tell the Netanyahu government that it cannot use American taxpayer dollars and American weapons to violate American and international laws, as well as our moral values,” he said.

Opponents of Sanders' proposals called their timing inappropriate, pointing out that Israel faces threats from Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. “Israel is surrounded by enemies who dedicate their lives to its destruction,” Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the votes.

Last month, the Biden administration gave Israel an ultimatum: increase humanitarian aid to Gaza within 30 days or face an arms embargo. At the end of that period, Washington said it concluded that Israel had made progress in this area and was no longer delaying aid deliveries to Gaza.

U.S. law gives Congress the right to block large arms sales to other countries by passing resolutions like those introduced by Sanders. Although none of these resolutions has ever been approved by Congress or survived a presidential veto, the law requires the Senate to vote when a resolution is introduced.

Sanders, known on the international scene since the 2016 presidential election, surprised by leading Hillary Clinton, favorite of the Democratic primaries, into a longer and more exhausting battle than expected, which, according to some, would have largely contributed to his defeat final against Donald Trump.

Sanders, an independent and not an official member of the Democratic Party, is considered one of the main architects of the rise of the anti-Semitic camp in American politics, bringing together many young people behind him. In his youth, he spent some time in Israel as a volunteer on kibbutz Sha'ar HaAmakim, but over the years he became an outspoken critic of its policies.

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