Sanders calls Israel’s siege on Gaza ‘a serious violation of international law’: “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it,” the Vermont independent said.

by harsh2k5

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  1. It’s a tough situation but if Israel does little to nothing this will happen again and frequently. The world needs to come together to give the people of Gaza safe passage out of there.

  4. But what if Israel isn’t targeting civilians, but are targeting militants (terrorists) and military assets that are purposefully hiding among civilians?

  5. Serious question: Is it possible to fight a war without committing war crimes nowadays? With modern terrorist & insurgency tactics it seems impossible.

  6. One benefit, I suppose, of not being member of a Party is you’re allowed to say what you actually believe without being cowed into falling in line. Anyone old enough to remember 9/11 aftermath politics will remember this same feeling.

  7. Precisely. And sadly our government is going along with providing support knowing they’re actively doing just that. We keep making the same mistakes. Genocide needs to be taken far more seriously and not ignored under the cover of another tragedy.

  10. “Let us not forget that half of the 2 million people in Gaza are children. Children and innocent people do not deserve to be punished for the acts of Hamas.”

    Thank you Senator for saying what should be plainly non controversial

  11. The’ll be peace when people stop dehumanizing, hating and to killing each other.

  12. I got banned from r/worldnews for saying exactly this!

  13. So does he have any answers about what should be done to stop Hamas?

  14. Israel’s gaslighting it’s okay when they do it is beyond tired.

    The region needs to learn to get along and I wish there were easier solutions.

    You can’t continue to steal land from people, harm them and expect them to simply be docile as a response. That’s not how that works or has ever worked.

  16. This man is always on the right side of history. Love him.

  17. Correct. You should be able to condemn a violation of international law without hesitation and it not be controversial. Hamas has committed crimes against humanity but starving people to death through a siege is also a crime against humanity and both are morally abhorrent.

    I’m glad Senator Sanders is still around. It seems like we’ve lost our moral clarity in this situation from both sides of the conflict

    Edit: I keep seeing people say “but what are they supposed to do.” I (and Bernie) am not saying that Israel shouldn’t respond by destroying Hamas’ capability to wage attacks on them. Israel has a right to safety and security and Hamas must be destroyed. That doesn’t mean you should cut off food and water to civilians though. They have little control over their lives and they do not need to suffer anymore than absolutely necessary to ensure Hamas is destroyed.

    Let food and water aid into Gaza. Let’s not forget the people that will suffer as a result of this conflict who are not and have never been combatants

  18. Isn’t this the whole shtick of Hamas? They hide themselves among the people so when you go after them or they stockpiles you end up hurting families. Then they turn around and tell the world how terrible you are for hurting innocents, when they just got done deliberately attacking a Peace Festival and slaughtering innocents was the whole mission?

    Israel does roof knocking at least some of the time, which involves hitting the roof of buildings to give a warning before they destroy the building giving people a chance to escape.

    Israel designated multiple safe zones for people to go to that would not be bombed but Hamas put out a message for the civilians to stay in place. It totally seems like Hamas wanted the Palestinians to get harmed! From what I have read this is not the first time Hamas did not protect the Palestinians but actually put them in danger in order to use them as strategic pawns within their plans.

  19. It’s not illegal or at least not currently, you don’t have to allow transport of goods through your country to an enemy nor do you have to provide the enemy with any goods or services, as of right now that is all Israel has done besides blowing up some tunnels, a couple buildings Hamas setup in and some Hamas members in and around trucks/boats.

  22. Cue the countless evangelicals calling Bernie an anti-Semite.

  23. I’ve heard multiple pundits describe Gaza as an “open air prison camp”. Is this true? Are the otherwise innocent Palestinian civilians trapped in Gaza despite Israel’s warnings to get out?

  25. You can count on him to say what he thinks. Thank god someone said it though!

  26. Is Israel preventing Egypt or other countries from providing food, water or electricity to Gaza? Or are they just not doing so themselves via their border with Gaza?

  27. If killing military personnel isn’t criminal, then being in the military strips you of your rights.

    So long as humanity thinks war will solve its problems, our conflicts will continue to escalate until someone uses WMD’s to hold the world hostage.

  29. Don’t forget Putin is still murdering Ukraine citizens and has kidnapped Ukrainian children

  30. People who don’t get what he is saying, or are calling him antisemetic for this statement have fallen for anti Palestine propaganda. Sanders is, as usual, spot on.

  31. Finally a Senator talking some sense, I’ve been dreading reading about any news regarding this issue.

    Hamas committed mass murder. That doesn’t mean Israel should retaliate with mass murder.

  32. Bernie is my moral compass on this issue because I am a total layman and he is the only honorable leader we have right now in America

  33. Finally someone doesn’t just say oh Israel and actually looks at the future.

    Hamas is evil, but that doesn’t justify or make Israel not evil either. Both are shit for fuck sakes.

  34. IDF generals have admitted since the 70s that they funded Hamas to begin with to drive a wedge between Fatah and the PLO

    And then its ironic that a right-wing zionist terrorist assassinated the Israeli PM who was trying to improve things for both Israelis and Palestinians…

  36. He’s right – can’t wait for people to call him a self hating jew.

    The Israeli government uses Jewish identity as a cynical shield and it’s exhausting as a Jewish person.

  37. Anyone hear Sanders call the terrorist acts of Hamas a “serious violation of international law”?

    Anyone?

    No?

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