US Senate Rejects 47-51 West Bank Violence Report on 9 American Deaths
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 30
US Senate Rejects 47-51 West Bank Violence Report on 9 American Deaths
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 30
Summary
A 47-51 Senate vote blocked a Democratic resolution that would have required the State Department to report within 30 days on violence and human rights abuses in the occupied West Bank.
The measure, forced by Chris Van Hollen under the Foreign Assistance Act, centered on nine American citizens killed there since 2022 and on allegations that none of the cases has produced accountability.
John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote no, while Rand Paul backed the resolution; 24 Democrats sponsored it, underscoring broader but still insufficient support inside the party.
Recent cases cited included Sayfollah Musallet, beaten to death by settlers in 2025, and Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Shireen Abu Akleh and others killed by Israeli forces or settlers.
The failed vote still highlighted a Democratic shift on Israel: 45 senators urged Benjamin Netanyahu in August to protect Americans in the West Bank, and larger blocs this year tried unsuccessfully to block $295 million in bulldozer sales and $152 million in bomb sales.