The U.S. Senate on Tuesday struck down rejected a decision late Tuesday that demanded that the State Department report on Israeli human rights violations in Gaza.
The decision, launched by Sen. Bernie Sanders, “directs the State Department to provide any credible information it may have on potential violations of internationally recognized human rights by Israel in its campaign in Gaza.”
The vote to desk the decision, or kill a movement with out debate, handed 72-11. The 11 Democrats who backed Sanders’ decision included Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Peter Welch.
Speaking on the Senate flooring, Sanders stated his decision “focuses on the denial of right to life caused by indiscriminate or disproportionate military operations, as well as by restrictions on humanitarian access.”
The decision “does not alter aid to Israel in any way, it simply requests a report on how U.S. aid is being used,” he stated forward of the vote.
If the Senate had handed the decision, it will have mandated the State Department to report allegations of Israeli human rights violations to Congress inside a month. The failure to submit the report would have led to the freezing of U.S. army assist to Israel.
Sanders cites 3 issues
The Vermont senator stated the report was essential, citing three causes.
The first concern he conveyed was “the scale of destruction in Gaza, the indiscriminate nature of the military campaign, the humanitarian catastrophe and the limits on humanitarian access – food, water, medical supplies and fuel.”
“Second, because of the extensive use of U.S. weapons in attacks that have killed thousands of civilians. Much of the destruction that has taken place in Gaza has been done with U.S. weapons,” he stated.
“Thirdly, I am concerned about the implications of some of the very extreme statements and unclear intentions coming out of the Netanyahu government.”
Israel has launched relentless air and floor assaults on Gaza since a cross-border assault by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, which Tel Aviv stated killed 1,200 folks.
At least 24,285 Palestinians have since been killed, principally ladies and youngsters, and 61,154 injured, in keeping with Palestinian well being authorities.
According to the U.N., 85% of the inhabitants of Gaza is already internally displaced amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and drugs, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure is broken or destroyed.
Source: www.dailysabah.com