Here Are the 15 Democrats Who Blocked Bombs to Netanyahu—the Rest Voted with MAGA

As Netanyahu breaks the ceasefire, again, 85 Senators vote to continue to arm him with even more bombs

In March the Netanyahu regime shattered the ceasefire it agreed to and killed at least 400 Palestinians. This week, Netanyahu again broke the ceasefire, bombing Gaza and killing at least 112 more Palestinian civilians, the majority of them women and children. In response, the United States Senate yesterday voted 85–15 to send Netanyahu more bombs.

Let’s not mince words. This is genocide. And the U.S. Senate—by an overwhelming bipartisan vote—just signed off on it. Again. Let’s Address This.

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Hypocrisy Kills Democracy

Ask yourself: How can we possibly hope to stop fascism at home, if we are arming fascists abroad? Senator Sanders explained what was at stake:

The sales would provide almost $8.8 billion more in heavy bombs and other munitions to Netanyahu, including more than 35,000 massive 2,000-pound bombs.

The first resolution, S.J.Res 33, would block a sale of $2.04 billion for 35,329 MK 84 2,000 lb. bombs and 4,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads.

The second resolution, S.J.Res.26, would block $6.75 billion for 2,800 500-pound bombs, 2,166 Small Diameter Bombs, and tens of thousands of JDAM guidance kits.

In addition to a unanimous yes vote from MAGA Republicans, some 32 Democratic Senators voted yes to continue funding this mass atrocity. They are as follows:

Duckworth, King, Alsobrooks, Peters, Slotkin, Klobuchar, Masto, Warner, Murray, Cantwell, Baldwin, Rosen, Shaheen, Hassan, Booker, Schumer, Gillibrand, Wyden, Fetterman, Reed, Whitehouse, Kelly, Gallego, Padilla, Schiff, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Blumenthal, Coons, Rochester, Ossoff, and Warnock.

So while the Democratic Party tweets about saving democracy, and speaks from the podium for 25 hours and 5 minutes about the importance of human life and dignity for all, it simultaneously proudly votes to fund one of the gravest human rights catastrophes of our time. And remember, at least 77% of Democratic voters want Democrats to stop arming Netanyahu. How does party leadership expect to rally their base and win elections when they spit in the face of nearly 8 in 10 voters?

Schumer Continues to Fail to Meet the Moment

And where was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer? Proudly voting to continue arming Netanyahu. For those who may have missed it, Schumer is on record that he defines his job as to “keep the left pro-Israel.” I could have swore his job was to uphold the United States Constitution, but as a lowly human rights lawyer what do I know? Though, perhaps Schumer’s derangement is unsurprising given the grotesque anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry he embraces, shamelessly declaring:

The fact of the matter is that too many Palestinians and too many Arabs do not want any Jewish state in the Middle East. Of course, we say it's our land, the Torah says it, but they don't believe in the Torah. So that's the reason there is not peace.

First, Schumer’s ignorance aside, Muslims do believe in the Torah, and far from this being a religious conflict, Muslims and Jews have lived in harmony for centuries. But moreover, I would expect this hate from a right wing evangelical who doesn’t believe in the separation of religion and state—but from the Democratic Senate Leader?

This is the type of hypocrisy that threatens to destroy us.

You cannot claim to defend democracy while you champion theocracy.

You cannot demand government ethics while bankrolling ethnic cleansing.

And you certainly cannot speak of human rights while you send weapons to a government committing war crimes. The receipts on these facts are devastating:

• According to a report by The Lancet from way back in July, 2024, more than 186,000 Palestinians had been killed in this Netanyahu enacted genocide—many burned alive, starved, or buried under rubble.

• In March, the UN published a detailed report accusing the Israeli military of committing genocidal acts and mass rape, including extrajudicial executions, and bombing hospitals, schools, and medics.

• Just last week, a UN investigation confirmed the IDF killed 15 Palestinian medics and buried them in a mass grave—still trapped inside their ambulances.

These are war crimes. And the United States is funding them.

Where is the outrage?

Where is the accountability?

Where is the leadership?

And if this is the first you’ve heard about this, ask yourself why this wasn’t front page news across every media outlet, as it rightly would have been if roles were reversed?

15 Votes For Justice

But not everyone gave in. Below are the 15 Democratic and Independent Senators who voted NO on Trump’s arms deal to Netanyahu. The Senators who instead chose to fight for humanity, international law, and justice are as follows:

• Chris Murphy (CT)

• Mazie Hirono (HI)

• Brian Schatz (HI)

• Dick Durbin (IL)

• Ed Markey (MA)

• Elizabeth Warren (MA)

• Chris Van Hollen (MD)

• Tina Smith (MN)

• Andy Kim (NJ)

• Martin Heinrich (NM)

• Ben Ray Luján (NM)

• Jeff Merkley (OR)

• Tim Kaine (VA)

• Bernie Sanders (VT)

• Peter Welch (VT)

We thank them. And we also acknowledge that this is the bare minimum. We need them to continue to expand this coalition and not relent in the fight for justice until we can force Netanyahu to relent in bombing civilians and honor the ceasefire.

Because for the other 85 Senators who voted to fund war crimes and mass murder—do you realize that you are complicit? That you are failing the test of history, of morality, and of basic decency? Your vote for more war—especially in breach of the ceasefire you agreed to—betrays both the Palestinian people and the American people who entrusted you with the responsibility to uphold justice.

This is how democracies fall. Not overnight. But vote by vote, bomb by bomb, betrayal by betrayal.

Conclusion

Here’s the bottom line: The path to liberation starts with accountability.

• Call your Senators. Demand they reverse course and stop funding genocide.

• Show up to town halls. Write letters. Share this truth. Raise your voice everywhere.

• In November—remember who chose bombs over babies, genocide over justice.

Because while we are not helpless—we must be honest: we are running have run out of time. History will ask what we did in this moment? Let it be known—we raised our voices. We stood on the side of life. And we refused to be silent in the face of state-sanctioned slaughter.