In 2011, Haaretz reported that Leahy (D-VT), after being approached by constituents in Vermont, was pushing clauses that would bar aid to three elite Israeli military units that have been accused of human rights violations in the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. A spokesman for Leahy denied this.
In 2011, Haaretz noted that Leahy (D-VT), influenced by Vermont residents, advocated clauses preventing aid to three elite Israeli military groups implicated in human rights violations in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza. A spokesman for Leahy refuted this.