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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29824159

Bernie Sanders May 08, 2025

[based on speech given to US Senate]

"Thursday marks 68 days and counting since ANY humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza. For more than nine weeks, Israel has blocked all supplies: no food, no water, no medicine, and no fuel.

Hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting to enter Gaza, sitting just across the border, but are denied entry by Israeli authorities.

... Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “Israel’s policy is clear: No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers.” "

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AIPAC

Or, put another way: money

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
[-] arrow74@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago

Because they're complicit

[-] asg101 24 points 1 month ago

Genocide is a crime against humanity according to the United Nations.

Protesting genocide is a hate crime according to the USA (and a sadly growing number of other complicit states).

[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

The ADL that's why. Fuck those guys.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And AIPAC, and other de facto foreign government pressure groups that wouldn't be allowed to have a tenth as much influence on American politics if they were representing any other country.

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[-] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Because they’re the men who made it?

[-] blakenong@lemmings.world 10 points 1 month ago

Literally every country on earth is doing nothing. Where is your precious China, ML? Why don’t you harp about that? Oh right, it’s because you don’t actually care about Gaza or genocide.

[-] thisnameisnottolong@aussie.zone 15 points 1 month ago

I didn't realise China was providing arms to Israel. Because if they were, like they are providing arms to Russia, then they would be being at harped on, as they are. But there is one cuntry in particular that is enabling genocidal Israeli monsters. The US of fuckwitt A. Fuck Trump, Genocide Joe and every American who has allowed and continues to allow this heinous crime against humanity. You are the worst version of yourselves yet.

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[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Oh look, more whataboutism for netanyahu.

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[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 12 points 1 month ago

Because the U.S. will attack anyone who tries to intervene.

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[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

If it's the winning issue so many centrists act like it is, they should be way louder about it.

Why aren't they proud of their accomplishment?

[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

When the title answers its own question..

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

You think they’re gonna admit complicity in genocide?

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

History is going to absolutely shit on them. History is written by the victors, but younger generations get to have the last word. And there is a huge generational divide on this issue.

[-] AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 month ago

Easy. They got enough progressives to care about it to not vote, and now that wedge issue is done and they have total control over the government because somehow, Israels actions are the fault of Democrats.

Simple as that.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

they are complicit, at least every presidency has been. especially with significant ties to aipac or ISRAEL, has censored many discussion about it.

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