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Progressive senators push to block offensive US arms sales to Israel

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the joint resolutions of disapproval on the proposed sale of certain defense articles and services at the end of September .

Sanders: Israel had the right to respond to the horrific Hamas terror attacks of October 7 .

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) echoed Sanders , saying he’ll continue to support defensive weapons for Israel , such as the Iron Dome and David’s Sling .

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said the resolutions stand for the “simple proposition that US taxpayer assistance should not come in the form of a blank check, even to our closest partners’s” He said the US needs assurances that its interests, values, and priorities will be respected by foreign governments.

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