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Gaza Ceasefire and Netanyahu as a War Criminal

from Bernie Sanders | The Tim Dillon Show #467 · #467

3 min

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Sanders discusses the Gaza ceasefire, casualty statistics, American funding of Netanyahu's government, and calls both Netanyahu and Hamas leaders war criminals.

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  • Tim hopes the Gaza ceasefire works and wants to address the situation directly.
  • Netanyahu and Israeli politics led them to wage war against the entire Palestinian people, not just Hamas.
  • Gaza's population of 2.2 million has suffered 65,000 dead and 140,000-160,000 injured—10% of the entire population.
  • The equivalent casualty rate in America would be 33 million people killed or wounded.
  • A ceasefire was recently reached with hostage and prisoner releases, and Gaza now needs international reconstruction.
  • AIPAC is a powerful lobbying organization that doesn't have to register as a foreign lobby and receives major Trump donor support.
  • America should never again fund countries violating international and American law by restricting humanitarian aid.
  • Netanyahu is a war criminal, as are the leaders of Hamas, and this should be a lesson for the country.
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IsraelBenjamin NetanyahuHamasPalestinian peopleDonald TrumpGazaAIPACMiriam Melson

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