周二，参议院中的共和党人否决了一项由民主党主导的决议。该决议旨在揭露以色列对美国公民以及西岸巴勒斯坦人日益加剧的暴力行为。民主党对该决议的压倒性支持，凸显了他们对以色列在多起地区冲突中的军事行为日益感到失望——这些冲突包括与加沙的战争以及美国与伊朗的对抗。投票结果为47票赞成、51票反对，所有民主党议员都投了赞成票，唯有宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼投了反对票。
Senate Republicans rejected a Democratic-led resolution Tuesday that aimed to shed light on growing Israeli violence against Americans and Palestinians in the West Bank. The overwhelming Democratic support for the resolution highlights the party’s increasing frustration with Israel’s military conduct across several regional conflicts, including the war with Gaza and the war with the U.S. against Iran. The 47-51 vote included the support of all Democrats but Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. “Many of us in both parties have raised the issue of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank over and over again with those in the Israeli government,” said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), one of the measure’s co-sponsors.
该决议的共同提案人之一、弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩表示：“我们两党中的许多人都多次向以色列政府提出过关于西岸巴勒斯坦人遭受暴力问题的诉求。这项决议之所以被提交讨论，是因为我们深感：尽管我们与以色列保持友好关系，但我们的意见并未得到重视。”如果民主党在11月重新掌控参议院，这一支持趋势可能会预示着国会态度的转变，从而加剧美国对这一长期盟友的反对。
“The reason this resolution’s on the floor is because of a deep perception by us in this body that, despite our friendship with Israel, we are not being listened to.”The support could signal a broader shift in congressional opposition to the longtime U.S. ally if the party retakes the chamber in November.
根据提案人克里斯·范霍伦（马里兰州民主党参议员）的声明，该决议要求国务院就以色列的人权状况及在西岸的暴力行为提交报告；如果以色列政府未能遵守相关要求，美国可能会终止对以色列的部分安全援助。该法案的民主党提案者指出，以色列定居者在西岸杀害了九名美国公民，并对巴勒斯坦人实施了种种不公正行为，因此有必要对此进行评估。
The measure calls for a State Department report on Israeli human rights practices and violence in the West Bank, and could result in the possible termination of certain security assistance to Israel if the administration fails to comply, according to a statement from sponsor Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Democratic sponsors of the legislation cited the killing of nine American citizens and injustices towards Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank as reasons an assessment is necessary.
大多数共和党议员都投了反对票，其中一些人认为这是民主党试图利用政治手段来打压美国的重要盟友。蒙大拿州共和党参议员史蒂夫·戴恩斯在参议院会议上表示：“遗憾的是，这又是民主党的一次冷酷狡猾的伎俩——他们试图孤立我们在该地区最亲密的盟友，并将以色列正当的自卫战争转化为一个国内政治问题。”
Most Republicans voted against the measure, with several calling it an attempt by Democrats to wield politics against a close U.S. ally. “This is sadly another cynical ploy by Democrats to isolate our closest ally in the region and to turn Israel's righteous war of self-defense into a domestic political issue,” Montana Sen. Steve Daines (R) said on the chamber floor Tuesday.
民主党人——其基本盘在加沙战争问题上严重分裂——越来越愿意公开批评本雅明·内塔尼亚胡领导的政府，这体现在越来越多民主党人反对向以色列出售武器。
Democrats — whose base was deeply divided over the war in Gaza — have been increasingly willing to rebuke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government publicly, as reflected in the growing numbers of Democrats opposing arms sales to Israel.