Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised President Biden’s choice to halt offensive weapons transfers to Israel and urged the U.S. to exert most strain for a ceasefire.
Sen. Sanders stated in a press release supplied to PoliticusUSA, “Given the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that Netanyahu’s battle has created in Gaza, the place a whole bunch of hundreds of youngsters face hunger, President Biden is completely proper to halt bomb supply to this excessive, right-wing Israeli authorities. However this should be a primary step. The U.S. should now use ALL its leverage to demand a direct ceasefire, the tip of the assaults on Rafah, and the quick supply of huge quantities of humanitarian support to individuals residing in desperation. Our leverage is obvious. Over time, america has supplied tens of billions of {dollars} in army support to Israel. We are able to now not be complicit in Netanyahu’s horrific battle towards the Palestinian individuals.”
The Biden administration has tried to stroll the road between supporting Israel’s operation to liberate hostages whereas making an attempt to induce Netanyahu to keep away from harming the harmless Palestinian individuals. Netanyahu has chosen a battle of aggression towards the individuals of Gaza, and the Biden administration is appearing appropriately.
Sen. Sanders was appropriate. The U.S. ought to put most strain on Netanyahu to comply with a ceasefire.
The administration ought to have made this choice weeks or months in the past. Now that they’ve arrived at this level, it’s time to take the following step and urge Israel to return to the desk and negotiate peace.
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