"Sanders described the effort as an opportunity for Congress to stand up to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), which has spent tens of millions influencing races in the lead-up to the 2024 US elections."
"California senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla stated that being a friend of Israel does not require agreeing with all decisions of the Israeli Government or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."
Bernie Sanders led an unsuccessful attempt to block military sales to Israel, revealing increasing Democratic support for limiting US weapons transfers. This marked the fourth time Sanders introduced resolutions to cut military aid, with 40 Senators backing a resolution against a $295 million bulldozer sale and 36 supporting a halt to a $151.8 million bomb sale. The number of supporters has risen from 15 to 27 in recent months, reflecting changing attitudes towards Israel among Democrats amid concerns over Netanyahu's actions and collaboration with Trump.
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