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DNC Shoots Down Resolutions Condemning AIPAC And Limiting Israel Arms Aid
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DNC committee rejected symbolic resolutions condemning AIPAC and restricting arms to Israel. Resolutions aimed to condemn AIPAC's influence in primaries and curb dark money.
DNC Rejects AIPAC Resolution
The DNC's resolutions committee shot down a symbolic resolution that would have condemned AIPAC's role in party primaries. Allison Minnerly said the votes exposed serious shortcomings and it is an embarrassing display of cowardice.
The DNC member chairing the meeting defended the decision to refer the arms transfers resolutions to a task force. AIPAC applauded Democrats for voting against the resolution.
Diverging Death Toll Reports
Death toll estimates diverged sharply across sources. The Bangladeshi government and Reuters placed the figure at 28. The Dhaka Tribune and Guardian at 33.
Al Jazeera correspondents counted at least 41. Fire service chief Mahmud Iqbal said most victims were near the stairwells on the third and fourth floors.
Survivors and Strike Call
Survivors described workers pounding on locked metal doors as smoke filled the stairwells.
Nasrin Begum escaped by jumping from a second-floor window.
The Bangladesh Garment Workers' Federation called a nationwide strike.
Kalpona Akter said Rahman Textile had been cited for fire safety violations in 2024.
This was not an accident. This was corporate murder.
Labour Minister Tahmina Akhter pledged an immediate government investigation.
Supply Chain Under Scrutiny
Rahman Textile produced clothing for several European fashion brands. Both companies said they were deeply saddened by the deaths. Hessen's compliance team had audited the factory in March.
Rahman Textile owner Faisal Rahman issued a statement claiming the factory had passed its most recent safety inspection in January. The Dhaka Tribune reported that Rahman was being questioned about allegations that the factory's emergency exits had been welded shut.
