Senator Bernie Sanders has said that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, calling the conclusion “inescapable” and becoming the first US senator to use the term. Last week, Democratic senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley unveiled a report following their recent trip to the Middle East, where they say they had come to the “inescapable conclusion” that ethnic cleansing was being committed in Gaza and that the United States was complicit. Sanders has previously led Senate efforts to block weapons sales to Israel through joint resolutions of disapproval, and while getting half of Democratic Party members in the chamber to support it, the efforts have not succeeded in stopping arms transfers.
Author: Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Published at: 2025-09-17 22:34:24
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