Sanders Moves to Block Weapons Sales to Israel
The Vermont Senator filed resolutions that would block $8.5 billion worth of offensive weapons from being used in the genocide of Palestinians.
Would somebody in Congress please listen to Bernie Sanders for a change?
Sorry, Congress is allergic to success.
That would require more people outside of Congress to listen to him, first.
Clearly, Bernie Sanders is an antisemite. He's attempting to stop genocide. How dare he?
If only this dude was allowed to be the Democratic front-runner in 2016. Things could be so much better…
This isn't really a big news story, Bernie has been doing this pretty consistently. Yes, he was doing it under Biden too. Yes, this is purely performative, it won't have enough votes. No, this isn't antisemitic.
it's not just performative. Just because something isn't gonna work, doesn't mean you still shouldn't take a stand. Morality isn't something you can turn off and on depending on how useful it is.
It won't get enough votes, but it will force people to vote and show who they really are.
Bernie is literally the only politician I would trust with this country at this point. What a bunch of fuck ups and morons
Meanwhile in an another universe: "President Sanders and vice President Ocasio-Cortez congratulate Ukraine for becoming the newest member of the EU and NATO just a year on from a shock invasion and repelling the former Putin regime from the region"
Thats the biggest flaw with democracies. Stupid sticks together.
Kick his ass Bernie!
Meanwhile, no one is listening to the real government.
Netanyahu’s “defense” is mass civilian slaughter, funded by U.S. taxpayers. Sanders calls it what it is.
😺😺😺😺😺
Now that Trump is in office. Bernie ignored the children being bombed in Gaza for the past 16 months because he is a Democrat shill.
Stop spreading false info. Maybe he isn’t doing it to your particular liking but he is fucking doing it and you’re all over this thread saying the opposite.
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Remember, sometimes not speaking is the best thing you can say!
It's the opposite for genocide, but you and Bernie are cowards
I don't think we should give away weapons to Israel, but why should sales be blocked? Israel has a right to defend itself.
I think what they’ve done is far more than merely defending themselves.
Yes, Hamas is evil and did heinous things to the Israeli people, but the response was disproportionate and targeted civilians. Even the lowest estimates show that one in every fifty people in Gaza have been killed, and that number includes mostly women and children, not combatants. Heck, other estimates show nearly double that death toll.
And let’s not even start on the forced displacement of almost a million (!!!) people.
Yes, Hamas is evil and did heinous things to the Israeli people, but the response was disproportionate and targeted civilians. Even the lowest estimates show that one in every fifty people in Gaza have been killed, and that number includes mostly women and children, not combatants. Heck, other estimates show nearly double that death toll.
This. It goes far beyond reckless, far beyond callous; it's literal genocide.
To add to what the other guy said: As Hamas is an insurgency working in territory that Israel is illegally occupying, Israel does not in fact have a right to defend itself. It has no right to do anything except get the fuck out of Gaza (including its territorial waters and airspace).
don't feed the troll
The money for these "sales" is aid from the US government.
Israel is unique in that they are the only country that gets its aid from the US government on January 1st, with interest, in cash. They have to use a part of it on American weapons and the rest they just get in cash.
I'm sure Sanders also has a bill or intentions to stop that, but that would be a separate bill.
Troll detected. Could be an incel too.
Don't feed anyway.
Yeah with genocide.... fuck Israel, they are trash humans.
It's actually just a limitation of the weapon system. Unfortunately, they switched to the foreskin guidance systems.
man, looking at your history, you seem to go out of your way to have the absolute worst takes in history. I mean, it really takes work to be as hated as you are everywhere you go.
if israel wants to defend themselves, let them do it. there's no need for us to be the ones defending them. otherwise, it's not them defending themselves, is it?
Yes, they should defend themselves, but if we sell (not give away) weapons, I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm not saying we should defend Israel with American troops, but Israel has a right to exist and procure weapons
