Due to the violence in Judea and Samaria: The Senate almost passed an anti-Israeli resolution

The US Senate narrowly rejected a motion to bring to the floor a resolution that would require the State Department to report on Israel's human rights practices in Judea and Samaria, against the backdrop of the deaths of nine American citizens in the past four years. The motion failed after one Republican senator supported it and one Democratic senator opposed it.

The US Senate last night rejected a motion to bring to the floor a resolution concerning Israel's human rights practices in Judea and Samaria. The motion, which called for conditioning aid to Israel on proper conduct in the territories, failed after falling four votes short of the majority needed to advance it from the Foreign Relations Committee to the floor. The procedural vote ended with 51 opposed and 47 in favor. The resolution, titled "Human Rights Practices in Israel," aimed to require the State Department to provide Congress with detailed information on the human rights situation in the West Bank, including the circumstances surrounding the deaths and detentions of American citizens. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen initiated the move amid concerns over violence against Palestinians and foreign nationals in the area. The vote featured unusual cross-party cooperation: Democratic Senator John Fetterman voted against the motion, while Republican Senator Rand Paul supported it. In his speech, Van Hollen noted the deaths of nine American citizens in the West Bank over the past four years, attributing the deaths to violent Israeli settlers or Israeli security forces. The rejection of the resolution prevents the Senate from requiring the State Department to report on military actions and settler violence harming American citizens in the area.