Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer
Despite support from other Democrats, the Senate voted 51-47 against a resolution to force U.S. probes on killings of Americans in the West Bank. The post Fetterman Sole Dem Against Investigating His Constituent’s Killer appeared first on The Intercept .
The Intercept reports that every Democratic senator except Pennsylvania's John Fetterman voted for a measure seeking to hold accountable Israeli soldiers and settlers who have killed U.S. citizens in the West Bank. Fetterman, who had one of his constituents killed by Israeli settlers, was the lone holdout in his party. The measure was designed to focus on victims sympathetic to U.S. officials, including the most recent U.S. citizen killed by settlers, a 19-year-old from Philadelphia.
Although it drew near-universal opposition from Senate Republicans, it failed to pass the Senate with a 51-47 vote. The sponsor, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, expressed frustration with both the Biden and Trump administrations for failing to secure justice for U.S. citizens killed in the West Bank.
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