Washington – US Senator Bernie Sanders referred to as on Wednesday to chop off all army support offered by the USA to Israel.
This got here in a video submit on his account on the X platform, relating to the Israeli assaults on the Gaza Strip which have continued since final October 7.
“America should reduce off all offensive army support to Israel, use its affect to demand an finish to this struggle, guarantee a limiteless stream of humanitarian support to Gaza, finish the killing of Palestinians within the West Financial institution, and take the primary steps towards a two-state answer,” Sanders mentioned.
He described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation to handle a US Congressional session subsequent month as “nonsense,” including: “Surely, we are going to hear related complaints when he addresses Congress on July 24.”
Sanders’ statements got here following Netanyahu claimed that the USA didn’t present weapons to Israel.
It ought to be famous that the White Home canceled a strategic assembly with Israel that was scheduled for Thursday, following a video clip printed by Netanyahu by which he criticized the administration of US President Joe Biden, based on Hebrew media.
Netanyahu mentioned within the video clip that he printed on Tuesday in English: “It’s unreasonable for the American administration previously few months to withhold weapons and ammunition from Israel.”
Since final October 7, Israel, with American assist, has been waging a devastating struggle on Gaza that has left practically 123,000 Palestinians useless and wounded, most of them youngsters and ladies, and greater than 10,000 lacking amid large destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens, most of them youngsters.
Israel continues its struggle on Gaza, ignoring the UN Safety Council resolutions to cease it instantly, and the orders of the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice to finish the invasion of Rafah (south), and to take measures to forestall acts of genocide and enhance the dire humanitarian state of affairs within the Strip.
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2024-06-21 20:25:40