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Bernie Sanders: “It is illegal for the U.S. to provide Israel with more…”

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

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Senate Speech on U.S. Complicity in Gaza Conflict and Arms Sales to Israel

Published | Video Starts at 28:45

According to the un, much of the international community and every humanitarian organization on the ground in Gaza, Israel is clearly in violation of these laws. Under these circumstances, It is illegal for the U.S. to provide Israel with more offensive weaponry under current circumstances. It is simply against our laws. Despite all of that, in the last month, the Trump administration has announced its intention to transfer some $12.5 billion more in offensive weapons, not defensive weapons, offensive weapons, to Netanyahu's government in clear violation of U.S. law. (28:45)

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Asserts that it is illegal for the U.S. to provide Israel with more offensive weaponry under current circumstances.

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