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Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
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[about f---ing time!]

Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT

“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”

He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.

“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”

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[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

Good on him for finally showing the courage to speak directly and honestly about the worst genocide since the most famous one, though.

Sadly he didn't. He is tailing the movement right now but he is trying to get in front of it to be able to steer it to more peaceful ways. He even starts the speech condemning Hamas and asserting "Israel's [sic] right to defend itself". I think it's pretty obvious what he is trying to do and why no one should believe that he cares one bit for the palestinians.

Also gaza isn't even the worst genocide going on right now, the same tactics are used in South Sudan on an even larger scale.