GA Dem Senators Jon Ossoff And Raphael Warnock Voted For Bernie Sanders' Anti-Israel Resolutions

Posted • November 24, 2024: Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) put out a series of anti-Israel resolutions that were no doubt destined to fail, and fail they did. That being said, there were still over a dozen Democrats who voted for them, including those up for reelection in 2026, and who could see their votes come back to haunt them. On Wednesday, Sanders introduced three resolutions, including S.J.Res.111, "providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services," which failed 18-79; S.J.Res.113, "providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services," which failed 19-79; and S.J.Res.115, "providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel," which failed 17-80.

All of the "yay" votes were from Democrats, and many were the usual suspects. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who just narrowly won reelection earlier this month, voted "present" on all three resolutions. One name garnering particular attention, though, for his "yay" vote on two of the three resolutions is Sen. Jon Ossoff, from Georgia. Although he voted against S.J.Res.115, he still voted in favor of S.J.Res.111 and S.J.Res.113. The reaction against all Democrats voting in favor of such resolutions was swift and severe, including in the replies section of Ossoff's own post to X about his reasons for his votes on the resolutions. Many pointed to him siding with Hamas with such a vote, rather than Israel, our ally in the Middle East in the Israel-Hamas conflict that's been in place since October 7 of last year when Hamas terrorists brutally attacked the Jewish State. […]

Several posts from Jewish Insider's Josh Kraushaar, who was also sharing an article from the outlet, highlighted how bad such a move was from Ossoff and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who voted for all three of the resolutions. "This is as broad-based a Jewish coalition I've seen go after a sitting senator," Kraushaar mentioned in one post about Ossoff. "With little margin for error in 2026, Ossoff can't afford to alienate a group that was a critical part of his winning coalition in 2020." (…)

• More at: Townhall - These Democrat Senators Could Sure Be in Trouble After Voting for Sanders' Anti-Israel Resolutions
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/11/24/democrats-voting-on-sanders-israel-bill-n2648088
Jewish Insider: More than 50 Jewish groups blast Sens. Ossoff and Warnock for votes against Israel aid
https://jewishinsider.com/2024/11/more-than-50-jewish-groups-blast-sens-ossoff-and-warnock-for-votes-against-israel-aid/