Bernie Sanders says Congress can't pass Israel spending until bombing stops

[Donkees]

Sanders has emerged as one of only a handful of US legislators urging conditions to be applied to a Biden administration request for more military funding for Israel.

“There is a horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Israel must stop the bombing now and allow for massive amounts of humanitarian aid, including fuel, to reach those who need it,” Sanders posted on X.

“Congress cannot pass a supplemental spending bill that allows these actions to continue.”

Sanders has failed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza despite intense pressure from US progressives.

Link to tweet

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/17/israel-hamas-war-live-thousands-in-danger-of-death-amid-hospital-siege

[womanofthehills]

1. Finally - we've all been waiting for Bernie to speak up

His past staff of 300 or more made videos and signed letters to Bernie-

His office was continually filled with protesters

Took him a while but glad to hear this.

[Silent Type]

2. Think he just called for a cease fire, at least that's my interpretation of "Israel must stop bombing."

[LauraInLA]

4. Of course, a ceasefire would also mean Hamas has to stop all

Lobbing missiles and mortars into Israel.

[PufPuf23]

7. Does Hamas still have ability to lob missiles and mortars from Gaza? nt

[Igel]

10. I've heard that that far fewer missiles from north of the wadi

have been launched recently. Amazing what actually occupying territory and disabling launch sites does.

Note that this shortfall in expected aggression and expression of ethnic hatred is curtailed by 'occupation'. Whereas previously 'the occupation' was utterly ineffective. Odd, that. Or not.

The ICC should investigate that denial of human rights. "I have a human right to kill ___ on the basis of hatred against an ethnicity!" (___ = name "designated inferior human group" ).

South of the wadi had a lesser harvest of attempts to kill Israelis/Jews. Word is that this is not at the same rate as before, but still non-zero. At some point missiles strikes or limited local supplies will tell.

Does Hamas still want to finish what Hitler and the Nazis started and wanted?

You disarm the guy who wants to slit your threat and cuff him--oh, gee. Obviously he's your BFF because at the present he can't kill you.

[Silent Type]

8. "Israel must stop bombing" is pretty clear.

[DoBW]

3. Israel's billionaires

30 Israelis make Forbes 2022 billionaires list -- you can google it from timesofisrael.com. But I haven't heard about any of these parasites kicking in

[malaise]

6. Good

Nothing justifies this response

[David__77]

9. Good.