Hands Off the War Budget: US Activists Urge Dems to Block Arms to Israel Amid Iran Conflict

Dozens demonstrated outside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan office and at events across the US to press Democrats, including Schumer, to back Bernie Sanders’ joint resolutions disapproving arms shipments to Israel as the US widens its involvement amid the Iran conflict. The action, led by Jewish Voice for Peace, About Face: Veterans Against the War and others, included a Third Avenue sit‑in that led to arrests and featured high-profile participants like Chelsea Manning and Hannah Einbinder. Organizers say anti‑war sentiment is rising and aim to pressure Democratic leadership ahead of another war‑powers vote and related tax‑day protests, linking military funding to domestic needs and voters’ perceptions of the administration’s Iran strategy.