Sanders’ draft anti-Zionist resolution was rejected in the Senate
The senior American senator's request to compel the US State Department to submit a report on violations of human rights and international laws by the Zionist regime was opposed by the majority of the Senate. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the US Senate approved the draft resolution proposed by Bernie Sanders, the senior US senator, to stop the provision of US security assistance to the Zionist regime in order to review the process of its activities. The regime rejected the Gaza Strip.
According to “Reuters” report, according to the draft of this resolution, security assistance to the Zionist regime until the submission of the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The issue of whether this regime has violated human rights in its attacks against Hamas in Gaza was stopped, and the US State Department was also given a 30-day deadline to investigate this issue.
However, 72 of the American senators rejected the approval of this resolution and voted to abandon it, however, 11 other senators supported it, which is the majority required to abandon the said resolution from It weakens the US Senate.
The draft of this resolution was proposed by Bernie Sanders, a representative of the state of Vermont in the United States. A resolution that shows the growing concern among some Democrats who support Biden, especially about the supply of US weapons to the Zionist regime despite the heavy casualties of Palestinian civilians during the intense conflicts in the Gaza Strip.
Sanders said at the same time as presenting this draft in the Senate: We must ensure that American aid is used according to human rights laws and the laws of our own country. Despite Sanders’ requests to support this resolution, after the said plan was opposed by the majority of representatives, he lamented that the Senate has so far failed to consider any measures regarding the impact of the Gaza war on Palestinian civilians. .
Even the White House stated that it is against the approval of the above-mentioned resolution due to the fact that special conditions will be imposed to provide more security assistance to the Zionist regime. . According to some opposition senators such as “Lindsey Graham”, supporting this resolution sends a wrong message and signal to the Zionist regime about America.
The United States of America annually It provides 3.8 billion in military aid to the Zionist regime and now, under the influence of the conditions caused by the Gaza war, Biden has asked Congress to approve an additional aid package worth 14 billion dollars to support the crimes of this regime.
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