Bernie Sanders vows to stop Biden’s final $8 billion arms deal for Israel

Last Saturday, in one of the final acts of his presidency, Joe Biden approved yet another $8 billion arms sale for Israel's war in Gaza.

Harris, Last Saturday, in one of the final acts of his presidency, Joe Biden approved yet another $8 billion arms sale for Israel's war in Gaza.1 Babies in Gaza are freezing to death.2 Hundreds of thousands are living on the brink of starvation.3 Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, and Amnesty International all say Israel is committing genocide.4 This arms deal must be stopped. In fact, federal law bans the sale of weapons to countries found to be committing human rights violations, and Senator Bernie Sanders has vowed to do everything in his power to stop this deal from going forward.5 Will you make a donation to support our work, including our work to stop Joe Biden's final $8 billion arms sale to Israel? Donate $20 Donate $40 Donate $75 Or, donate another amount The United Nations reports that nearly 46,000 people have been killed since the start of Israel's war on Gaza, the vast majority being women and children.6 Researchers at Brown University estimated that the true number of dead from all war-related causes is at least double that number.7 The near-total blockade on food aid has contributed to widespread famine conditions. Relentless bombings of hospitals have destroyed the entire health care infrastructure.8 Meanwhile, multiple human rights organizations and international bodies have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.9 Senator Bernie Sanders has led the effort to end U.S. military aid to Israel's war on Gaza. He introduced multiple joint resolutions of disapproval to block past arms sales, and he's pledged to do everything in his power to stop this deal as well. We've mobilized more than 100,000 people to stop U.S. aid for Netanyahu's war on Gaza, and now we must turn up the heat to block this last-minute $8 billion arms sale by the Biden administration. Will you donate $20 to help support our work, including pushing to stop Biden's final $8 billion arms sale to Israel? With gratitude, The team at Demand Progress Action DONATE Sources: 1. CBS News, "Congress notified by Biden administration of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel," January 4, 2025. 2. NBC News, "Cold and flooded, children in Gaza face dire — and deadly — winter amid Israel's offensive," January 3, 2025. 3. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, "Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (8 January 2025)," January 8, 2025. 4. TruthOut, "2 Key Humanitarian Groups Join Chorus Saying Israel Committing Acts of Genocide," December 19, 2024. 5. Middle East Eye, "Sanders condemns US decision to send $8bn in arms to Israel," January 7, 2025. 6. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, "Reported impact snapshot | Gaza Strip (8 January 2025)," January 8, 2025. 7. Mother Jones, "Report: In One Year, More Than 100,000 Deaths in Gaza—Aided by $17.9 Billion From the US," October 8, 2024. 8. BBC, "UN accuses Israel of war crimes over attacks on Gaza hospitals," October 10, 2024. 9. NPR, "The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant," November 21, 2024. Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time.