A record number of Democrats join a failed tender to prevent arms sales to Israel Politics News

The US Senate’s vote highlights the division between Democrats to support the Israeli war in Gaza.

The Senate in the United States rejected an offer to stop arms sales to Israel, amid an increasing international condemnation of its war in Gaza.

Although it is unsuccessful, the vote on Wednesday highlighted the construction of the Israeli war within the Democratic Party.

Twenty -seven democratically voted on a decision to prevent the sale of 20,000 spontaneous offensive rifles to Israel, while 24 voted to stop the bombs of $ 675 million.

All Republicans who voted were opposed.

The decisions made by Senator Fairmont Bernie Sanders are the closest to the US Senate to reduce arms shipments to Israel.

An offer from Sanders to prevent arms delivery in April won 15 democratic support, while a similar vote in November received 18 democratic votes.

Before voting, Sanders, independent, said that Washington could not continue to provide the “racist government” to Israel with weapons that were used to kill innocent people.

“Netanyahu is a disgusting liar. Children are starving to death,” Sanders said.

Among the legislators who support the Sanders offer for the first time, said Patti Murray, a member of the Washington State, said that although the decisions are “not perfect”, they have not been able to support the continuous suffering of innocent children in Gaza.

“As a friend and long -standing supporter of Israel, I will vote yes to send a message: Netanyahu’s government cannot continue this strategy,” Murray said in a statement.

“Netanyahu has overcame this war at every turn to stay in power. We are witnessing a human famine in Gaza-children and families should not die from hunger or illness when a lot of aid and supplies only sit across the border.”

The division of support for Israel between the Democrats comes amid signs of increasing opposition to the Israeli war between the American public.

In a poll in the Gallup poll on Tuesday, only 32 percent of Americans said they agreed to Israel’s military action in Gaza10 points decreased from September.

Only 8 percent of Democrats, whose identity, said they agreed to Israel’s actions, compared to 71 percent of Republicans, according to Gallup.