Republican Senators Back US Military Sales to Israel

GOP senators blocked democratic resolutions that would have nixed the sale of bombs and bulldozers to the Jewish state.

Israeli soldiers stand atop the turret of a Merkava main battle tank positioned near armored military bulldozers along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Sept. 2, 2025. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

Republican senators ensured on April 15 that the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel would go ahead, blocking a pair of resolutions that would have stymied the move.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, forced votes on the resolutions, saying that the sales violate the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act.