Ossoff and Warnock vote in favor of failed resolution to block weapons to Israel

Sen. Jon Ossoff (left) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (right) voted on Wednesday in favor of a resolution led by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of some weapons to Israel. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

On Wednesday, Georgia lawmakers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted with 17 other Democratic U.S. senators in favor of a resolution led by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of some weapons to Israel.

According to Ossoff, the failed resolution would have accounted for less than 5% of American arms that will likely flow to Israel in the next three years.

The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) released a statement on Thursday praising the senators.