“I just think it’s a no-brainer for the United States to be pushing for a ceasefire,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that focuses on the Middle East. “If Israel doesn’t believe a ceasefire is in their interest, that doesn’t mean we have to accept that judgment. We have enormous persuasive power.” The pressure campaign from top Democrats represents a recalibration of the party’s posture toward Israel, which has grown increasingly antagonistic on Capitol Hill after decades in which support for the Palestinian cause was seen as a political third rail. Many lawmakers have lost patience with Netanyahu, arguing that his government has taken actions against Palestinians that make a two-state solution to the conflict less achievable... “I’m troubled by it,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said of the U.S. vetoes. “I just can’t remember a shooting war where kids are being killed on both sides where the U.S. hasn’t aggressively pushed for a ceasefire.”