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Bernie Sanders: “45,000 people are dead [in Gaza].”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published March 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:25:23

We don't want a murdering dictator as an ally. We believe in democracy and we don't believe that we should continue funding the murderous Netanyahu government that has destroyed the people of Gaza. 45,000 people are dead [in Gaza]. there. Hundred plus thousand are wounded, mostly women and children. Netanyahu government should not get another nickel of military weaponry from the United States. (1:25:23–1:25:27)

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