Current sectionU.S. NewsAnalysis Just four years ago, it would have been unthinkable that three-quarters of Senate Democrats would back resolutions to block selling weapons to Israel. Wednesday's vote is only a preview of how the Israel debate will play out in the Democratic primariesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJoshua Leifer08:13 PM • April 16 2026 IDTWednesday's U.S. Senate vote on a pair of resolutions opposing weapons sales to Israel reflects the dramatic shift the Democratic Party has undergone on the issue of Israel/Palestine. Once a marginal position within the party, support for restricting military support to Israel has become a matter of Democratic consensus.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AIPACDemocratic PartyBernie SandersIsrael - U.S.2026 Israel-Iran WarU.S. electionsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran War Live UpdatesIran DealLebanon Cease-fireBen-GvirOrban-NetanyahuDeni AvdijaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastOpposing Weapons Sales to Israel Is the New Democratic Norm'Stop Settler Terror': Israelis and Palestinians Rally Against West Bank AttacksHundreds of Tel Aviv Houses on Brink of Collapse: Israel's Homes Are CrumblingCiting post-Oct. 7 'Comeback,' Netanyahu Makes TIME's 2026 Most Influential ListTwo Arrested Over Attempted Firebombing of London SynagogueRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Envoy Slams Italian Magazine Cover About West Bank SettlersThey Live as Muslims – but Secretly See Themselves as the True Jews5 Lessons Israel Learned From Iran – at a Cost of 50–100 Billion Shekels'Beautiful and Free of Jews': What Nazi Guidebook to Poland Recommended ReadersReport: Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Intelligence Estimates'Treason': Founder of Israel's Settlements Is Horrified by Rising Jewish Terror