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Foreign Policy — IsraelFailedSenateVoted 2024-11-20
S.J.Res.111

Disapprove $20B arms sale to Israel (120mm tank rounds)

Yea
18
Nay
79
Sponsor: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
01 · What this bill does

Plain English.

A joint resolution of disapproval that would have blocked $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including 120mm tank rounds and associated armored-vehicle systems. Introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the first wave of Senate disapproval-resolution votes on Israel arms transfers.

02 · Why it matters

The stakes.

First major Senate floor vote that put every member's position on offensive arms sales to Israel on the record. The lobby-money pattern was already visible: senators with the largest pro-Israel PAC totals voted Nay almost without exception.

  • First Sanders disapproval-resolution package — established the procedural pattern for the 2026 D9 and MK-83 votes.
  • 120mm tank rounds are used in the Merkava tank fleet operating in Gaza and the West Bank.
  • 79 senators voted Nay — including every senator with $250K+ in career pro-Israel PAC contributions.
  • Vote was forced under the Arms Export Control Act, which guarantees a floor vote on disapproval resolutions.
03 · The roll call

Every vote. Every dollar.

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05 · The receipts

Sources.

06 · Keep pulling

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