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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again on Sunday, saying that Israels actions in Gaza are ethnic cleansing. Sanders reiterated his familiar call on CNNs State of the Union on Sunday to hold Netanyahu responsible for Israels actions in Gaza, pointing to the staggering death toll and the displacement of Palestinians in the region. He was asked to respond to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests that have broken out on college campuses across the country and to Rep. Ilhan Omars (D-Minn.) remarks last week when visiting Columbia University.
What I think the essential point that Ilhan made is that we do not want to see antisemitism in this country. And I think the word genocide is something that is being determined by the International Court of Justice, he said. But just as what I will say: I dont think theres any doubt that what Netanyahu is doing now displacing 80% of the population in Gaza is ethnic cleansing. Thats what it is. Pushing out huge numbers of people, he added.
Omar visited Columbias campus last week, where the national spotlight has focused on the hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered there. CNN played a clip of her comments on the ongoing protests on State of the Union on Sunday. I think it is really unfortunate that people dont care about the fact that all Jewish kids should be kept safe and that we should not have to tolerate antisemitism or bigotry for all Jewish students, whether they are pro-genocide or anti-genocide, she said.
Sanders has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu for the ongoing war in Gaza and has opposed more U.S. funding to Israel. He also re-upped his calls for an end to U.S. funding to Israels actions in Gaza. And now were looking at the possibility of an attack on Rafah, where people have gone to as a so-called safety zone. So, whats going on there, again, to my mind, is outrageous. And as youve indicated, I strongly oppose U.S. funding for Netanyahus war machine, he added.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4627250-bernie-sanders-benjamin-netanyahu-ethnic-cleansing-israel-gaza/