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15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen, has blocked an arms sale to Israel since July and continues to withhold consent for advancing the $2.8 billion transaction, a person familiar with the matter told Semafor.
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person → block → Semafor
Shaheen has asked the Trump administration how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to use the weapons since July, the person said.
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person → ask → July
She has unresolved concerns about how the bombs would be used in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza — as well as to intensify the war with Iran.
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bombs → have → Iran
Her pushback establishes bicameral Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest proposed arms sales to Israel, complicating the path for the $2.8 billion transaction.
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pushback → establish → transaction
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., said this week that the administration has not assured Congress sufficiently that “these weapons will be used by the Netanyahu government in accordance with US law and with appropriate protections for civilians.”
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weapons → say → civilians
Shaheen’s move is also the latest sign of Democrats’ full break from Netanyahu’s government as US voters view it increasingly negatively.
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voters → view → it
In April, 40 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted to stop an arms sale to Israel.
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members → vote → Israel
The State Department and Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Department → respond → comment
The $2.8 billion deal is the largest of its kind in recent years; it includes 40,000 of the one-ton bombs that Israel has used in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Israel → include → Gaza
The sale was first reported earlier this week by The Washington Post.
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sale → report → Post
US taxpayers will bankroll the transaction, with the Trump administration providing Israel with foreign military financing to complete its purchase.
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administration → bankroll → purchase
Most aid to Israel structured that way has occurred in the form of grants, which the country does not need to pay back.
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country → structure → which
The State Department generally would not formally transmit the arms sale if a ranking member of either the House or Senate committees of jurisdiction places a hold — but there is no binding restriction from advancing the sale anyway, according to information from a recent Congressional Research Service report.
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member → transmit → report
Indeed, the Trump administration bypassed the congressional review process to sell more than 35,500 of the bombs to Israel last year.
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administration → bypass → Israel
Congress can also hold formal roll-call votes on blocking arms sales.
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Congress → hold → sales
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