WASHINGTON, July 30 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement after forcing a vote on the floor of the United States Senate to block the sale of arms to Israel:

By a vote of 27-17, the members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted to stop sending arms shipments to a Netanyahu government which has waged a horrific, immoral, and illegal war against the Palestinian people.

The tide is turning. The American people do not want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.

The Democrats are moving forward on this issue, and I look forward to Republican support in the near future.