Bernie Sanders to try to halt US arms sale to Israel
“At a moment when US-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a congressional debate," Sanders said
US Senator Bernie Sanders is preparing to introduce a resolution which aims to stop a $735m (£520m) American weapons sale to Israel.
According to a draft, the resolution expresses disapproval for the sale of precision-guided bombs, reports the BBC citing the Washington Post.
"At a moment when US-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a congressional debate," Sanders said..
Over in the House, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a similar resolution on Wednesday.
But the move to halt the arms sale appears unlikely to succeed. The Democratic chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees have already approved it.
