Sanders: American people oppose sending weapons to Netanyahu’s war machine.
According to Al Jazeera, Bernie Sanders, the Jewish senator from Vermont, wrote on his page on the social network X (formerly Twitter): “The majority of the American people are opposed to sending more weapons to equip Netanyahu’s war machine.”
In a series of strongly worded statements, the senator said that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has violated international law, human rights, and US laws.
He emphasized that Netanyahu’s extremist government has launched a widespread war not only against Hamas but also against the Palestinian people.
Sanders noted that more than 60 percent of those killed in Gaza are women and children, millions of people in Gaza have been displaced many times, and all residents of northern Gaza face the risk of death from violence and hunger.
He added: “Israel has directed families to so-called safe areas, but has bombed them and killed many people.”
He also announced that thousands of children in Gaza are suffering from severe malnutrition and that Israel has destroyed about 84 percent of the health facilities and 70 percent of the health infrastructure in Gaza.
He criticized US policies, accusing the country of complicity and financing Israeli crimes in Gaza.
Sanders described Netanyahu’s government as the most extremist government in Israeli history, adding that it is controlled by people who have even been convicted in Israeli courts.
He also tweeted on Tuesday: “I have met with doctors who have served in Gaza and treated children with gunshot wounds to the head.”
The US senator added: “The vast majority of these deaths are being caused by US-made weapons, paid for by US taxpayers.”
Sanders also tweeted last week: “I will submit a bill to impose an embargo on certain US weapons to Israel for a vote in Congress.”