Action Corps Activists, Allies Inspire Senate Vote to Block Weapons Sales to Israel

Isaac Evans-Frantz, [email protected], @theactioncorps
Isaac Evans-Frantz, director of Action Corps, released the following statement, following the Senate’s historic vote on blocking the illegal sales of weapons to the Israeli government:

“The U.S. Senate just made history by holding votes on resolutions to restrict military aid and weapons to the Israeli government while it starves Gaza. Nearly half of President Biden’s party in the Senate voted to block the weapons, showing growing opposition to the president’s blank check for the genocide and wars in the Middle East. This is the first time the Senate has ever debated and voted on a resolution intended to restrict weapons and military aid to the Israeli government, and it was the result of tireless work of activists around the country.

“The movement toward this vote began when Action Corps Vermont activists and allies secured Sen. Bernie Sanders’ pledge to introduce the resolutions, at a senior center in Brattleboro, Vermont, in August. Leading up to Wednesday’s vote, Action Corps and its partners organized across the country to rally support. 

“During Wednesday’s vote, seven members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin – the Senate Majority Whip – and many of their colleagues, sent a clear message to Presidents Biden and Trump, that a powerful segment of the Senate is ready to cancel the blank check for the genocide and war.

“This vote is an important step forward in reclaiming the power of the American people – through their representation in Congress – over weapons, war, and peace.”