Sanders to Push Amendment Removing Military Funding for Israel in Aid Package

Sanders’s amendment would restore US funding to UNRWA, the most important aid agency working in Gaza.

Sen. Bernie Sanders appears before U.S. President Joe Biden takes the stage on Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park on April 22, 2024, in Triangle, Virginia.The amendment would “cut billions in offensive military funding to Israel from the proposed national security supplemental package,” Sanders said in a statement.

I look forward to offering amendments tomorrow to cut billions in offensive military funding to Israel from the proposed national security supplemental package and protect essential humanitarian operations. We cannot continue to fund this horrific war.reported, “each senator will be limited to just one hour of remarks” following procedural votes on Tuesday, so “it’s likely that those who oppose the measure won’t be able to drag this out much later than tonight.

shows that Israel has positioned “troops and vehicles at nearby army bases and outposts just outside the enclave.”

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