Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide

Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left

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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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Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide
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Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide

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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.