US Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Wednesday that he would file legislation seeking to block the sale of offensive US weapons to Israel, citing the toll on civilians of the war against Hamas in Gaza, Reuters reported.
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he intended to file Joint Resolutions of Disapproval next week.
The US Arms Export Control Act gives Congress the right to stop a major foreign weapons sale by passing a resolution of disapproval. Although no such resolution has both passed Congress and survived a presidential veto, the law requires the Senate to vote if a resolution is filed and they have at times led to angry debates embarrassing to past presidents.
"Providing more offensive weapons to continue this disastrous war would violate U.S. and international law," Sanders said in a statement quoted by Reuters.... Read More: Arutz-7