The bill, a joint resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who caucuses with Democrats, would have halted the sale of military bulldozers to Israel.
A second measure, which sought to block the sale of 12,000 1,000-pound bombs to Israel, drew 36 votes in favor and 63 against.
The votes came shortly after a separate War Powers resolution aimed at ending U.S. military involvement in Iran failed 47–52, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines.
“Americans, whether they are Democrats, Republicans or independents, want to see our tax money invested in improving lives here at home – not used to kill innocent women and children in the Middle East and put American troops in harm’s way as part of Netanyahu’s illegal wars of expansion,” he said in a statement late Wednesday.
“Being a stalwart friend of Israel, however, does not mean agreeing with all decisions of the Israeli Government or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just like being a patriot of the United States does not require unquestioning agreement with the policy decisions of President Donald Trump and his administration,” California Sen. Adam Schiff and Sen. Alex Padilla said in a joint statement after voting in favor of the resolutions. Both had previously opposed similar measures.
“In strong and growing numbers they do not want us to continue spending billions of their taxpayer dollars in support of the illegal, horrific and expansionist war policies of the Netanyahu government in Israel,” Sanders said on the Senate floor, citing a Pew Research Center survey released earlier in April finding that 80% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans view Israel negatively.
“The United States and Israel are fighting a war against Iran without a clear strategy or goal. I’ve been clear that I oppose this war in Iran and the reckless decisions being made by Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump,” he said during remarks on the Senate floor.
“It would send the message that the United States is prepared to leave our ally Israel vulnerable to further Iranian attacks and put the tens of thousands of Americans living there at risk,” he said on the Senate floor.
TIME has contacted each of their offices for further comment.
Despite being a strong voice of opposition to Trump’s war in Iran, Schumer did not support the motion to suspend arms sales to Israel.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Like Schumer, Gillibrand also faced the same protests this week near her offices in New York, with demonstrators urging her to support Sanders’ measures.The demonstrations were led by the antiwar group Jewish Voice for Peace.
Coons said that, while he supported efforts to end the Iran war, he opposed Sanders’ resolutions on Israel because he did not want to “abandon” the country.
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
Fetterman has often been a staunch supporter of Israel and has frequently broken from party lines, including as the sole Democrat to vote against curbing Trump’s authority to continue the conflict in the Middle East.
“It's the right side to stand for Israel. It's the right side to stand for the side of our military and confronting the Iranian regime,” he said.
The Democratic senator has previously supported Israel’s military strikes on Iran carried out last June.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
However, she said to have supported the War Powers resolution aimed at “stop Trump's war of choice in Iran.”
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Rosen has also not commented on her vote against both measures, although she has been a prominent voice in supporting Trump’s cease-fire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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