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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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[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

The nakba was a genocide, dumbass. Don't blame others for your ignorance; you chose to be loud and wrong; then people smarter than you called that out.

Instead of calling people names you should do some research on the genocide and colonization of Palestinians/Palestine.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -3 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Ok numbers obviously not your strong suit. Displacement of 700k ppl, whilst obviously a tragedy on a massive scale, is not equatable to the murder of 8+ million. That is my claim. If you wish to dispute it plz tr harder than 'genocide denier', just because you happen to care more about this one.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Sorry, I misspoke in my passion. I meant to say a quarter of 8 million people. I apologise for the misleading numbers

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then say "2 million" you fucking dumbass, who tf says "a quarter of 8 million"?

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Someone referring to the fact that it was a quarter of the population of a country with 8mil ppl living in it. Dumbass.

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Then say 2 fucking million. Everyone can do the math and no one dick measures genocides with percents.

Jesus, admit you're wrong and fuck off.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -2 points 3 months ago

That's Cambodia I'm talking about btw. It's one of the other genocides. Of which there are far too many to be remotely comfortable. One is evil incarnate. Do not think for a second I am trying to make excuses.

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