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Sanders Becomes First U.S. Senator to Call Israel’s Gaza Campaign Genocide

He cites a UN genocide finding to justify calls to end U.S. arms transfers.

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, joined by fellow Democratic senators Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley and Peter Welch, appears at a press conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • In an op-ed titled “It Is Genocide,” Bernie Sanders declares Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, marking his first use of the term.
  • He references a United Nations Commission of Inquiry that concluded Israel is committing genocide and points to statements by senior Israeli officials as evidence of intent.
  • Sanders urges an immediate ceasefire, a stop to U.S. weapons transfers, and a UN-facilitated surge of humanitarian aid.
  • He cites figures of roughly 65,000 Palestinians killed and 164,000 wounded, with leaked Israeli data indicating about 83% of those killed were civilians.
  • Israel’s government rejects the UN findings as false, while Rep. Becca Balint also uses the genocide label, highlighting widening political divides.