Sen. Bernie Sanders accused Israel of embarking on a war against the «entire Palestinian people» and alleged that the US ally has «broken international law.»
Sen. Bernie Sanders accused Israel of embarking on a war against the “entire Palestinian people” and claimed that the US ally has “broken international law.”
“What Israel has done over the last seven months has not just gone to war against Hamas. It has gone to war against the entire Palestinian people, and the results have been absolutely catastrophic,” Sanders (I-Vt.) told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that roughly 16,000 civilians and14,000 terrorists have been killed in the war against Hamas during a recent interview with TV’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw.
Sanders, 82, a Jewish senator who announced last week he’s running for re-election, has long been fiercely critical of Israel’s war against Hamas.
He took note of a recent State Department report released last week that concluded it is “reasonable to assess” Israel violated international humanitarian law in Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored that the State Department hasn’t yet drawn “definitive conclusions,” but Sanders said the verdict is clear.
