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Senate scuttles resolution to secure human rights report on Israel aid (www.courthousenews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Silverseren@kbin.social to c/politics@kbin.social

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The Senate voted Tuesday night against a measure that would have commissioned a report on U.S. aid to Israel and examined whether the country has violated international human rights standards in its ongoing war in Gaza.

More than 70 lawmakers, including many Democrats, voted to table the proposed resolution, introduced by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and fast-tracked to a floor vote. With the measure laid on the table, it is effectively dead in the upper chamber.

Sanders’ resolution, which ultimately failed 72-11, would have leveraged a provision in the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act allowing Congress to request information from the State Department about the human rights record of any country receiving aid from the U.S.

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[–] shroomaroomboom@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As much as I disdain Biden's and other Dems stance on this, I will not be voting for repubs in any foreseeable future.

But damn I wish more Dems would stand against genocide.

WTF BIDEN?

[–] TruthSandwich@mastodon.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@shroomaroomboom @Silverseren

Biden stands against genocide. He's the reason Netanyahu has backed way down from his original hopes.

[–] shroomaroomboom@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Perhaps. But the at astrocities are still almost a daily occurrance.