Bernie Sanders Comments on Netanyahu's Upcoming Address to Congress
Bernie Sanders Comments on Netanyahu's Upcoming Address to Congress
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress this week:
"As I stated last month, I will not be attending Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress on Wednesday.
I agree with both the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations independent commission that both Benjamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar are war criminals. Under Sinwar's leadership, Hamas initiated this war with a horrific attack on Israel, killing 1,200 innocent men, women, and children, and taking over 240 captives.
In response, Netanyahu and his right-wing, extremist government have waged total war against the Palestinian people, resulting in the deaths of at least 39,000 Palestinians and injuries to 89,000 more—sixty percent of whom are women, children, or elderly. Furthermore, Netanyahu's war efforts have rendered Gaza uninhabitable, destroying housing, infrastructure, and the healthcare system. Every university has been bombed, and 88 percent of all school buildings have been damaged. Due to ongoing restrictions on humanitarian aid, approximately 495,000 people now face catastrophic levels of food insecurity—they are starving.
No, Netanyahu should not be welcomed into the United States Congress. Instead, his policies in Gaza and the West Bank and his refusal to support a two-state solution should be strongly condemned. In my view, his right-wing, extremist government should not receive another nickel of U.S. taxpayer support to continue the inhumane destruction of Gaza."
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