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U.S. Senate blocked proposal to investigate Israel's human rights policy in the West Bank
The proposal, supported by Democrats, fell by a vote of 51 opposed to 47 in favor, with all Democratic senators voting for it except John Fetterman. It sought to require the State Department to submit a report on Israel's human rights policy and on incidents of violence in the West Bank. According to one of its sponsors, Senator Chris Van Hollen, it could have led to conditioning military aid to Israel.
· Source: Channel 7. Photo as published in the article
The U.S. Senate rejected tonight by a vote of 51 opposed to 47 in favor a proposal supported by Democrats that sought to require the State Department to open an investigation into Israel's human rights policy and into cases of violence against Americans and Palestinians in the West Bank.
Republican senators in the U.S. Senate blocked tonight a proposal supported by Democrats that sought to require the State Department to open an investigation regarding Israel's human rights policy and incidents of violence against Americans and Palestinians in the West Bank. This was reported on the Politico website.
According to the report, the proposal fell by a vote of 51 opposed to 47 in favor. All Democratic senators voted in favor of the initiative, except for John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, known for his staunch support of Israel, and all Republicans opposed it.
Under the proposal, the State Department would have been required to submit a detailed report on Israel's human rights policy and incidents of violence in the West Bank. One of the sponsors of the move, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, noted that the proposal could have also led to conditioning or cutting military aid to Israel if the U.S. administration did not meet the requirements.
Republican senators attacked the initiative and defined it as a political move aimed at a close U.S. ally.
Source: Channel 7
