US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West Bank
The 47-51 vote would have required a State Department report on killings and other abuses in the West Bank and could have triggered aid limits.
- On Tuesday, the Senate voted 47 to 51 to block a resolution requiring the administration to report on human rights abuses and American deaths in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the resolution's lead sponsor, argued it was "long past time" to examine rights in the West Bank, seeking accountability regarding the treatment of Palestinians.
- Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines urged colleagues to vote no, stating they must "stand with our ally Israel as they beat back the scourge of Iranian-backed terrorism."
- The vote fell largely along party lines, with every Republican voting no except Rand Paul of Kentucky and every Democrat voting in favor except John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, underscoring friction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
- With midterm elections on November 3 approaching, polls suggest Republicans could lose their congressional majorities, potentially signaling shifts in U.S. policy toward Israel amid mounting humanitarian concerns.
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Nearly all Democrats vote for resolution demanding report on Israeli violence in the West Bank
Nearly all Senate Democrats voted on Tuesday for a resolution requiring the State Department to produce a report for Congress on violence by settlers and Israeli forces in the West Bank, with a focus on the killings and detentions of Americans. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the only Democratic senator to vote against the resolution...
US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rising violence in West Bank
The Senate voted 47 to 51 to block the resolution. The vote was largely along party lines, with every Republican voting no except for Rand Paul and every Democrat voting yes except for John Fetterman
US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rights violations in West Bank
US Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bid to require President Donald Trump's administration to report to Congress on increasing violence in the occupied West Bank, including the deaths of American citizens.
'As violent Israeli settlers continue to terrorize civilians in the West Bank, American citizens have been killed time and again,' says Chris Van Hollen
Senate blocks Democratic effort to force report on West Bank violence
Republican senators blocked a Democratic attempt to bring up a resolution that would force the Trump administration to report on violence and human rights violations occurring in the West Bank. The measure would have required the State Department to report on violence against US citizens by Israel in the West Bank, or stop aid to Israel if no report was produced. The motion to bring it up failed by a 47-51 vote. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was …
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