Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide
Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Concerns over the Iran war led several Democratic senators who had rejected past bids to curb weapons transfers to Israel to vote to block the sale of bulldozers and bombs.
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