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Bernie Sanders: “There are 2.2 million people in Gaza.”

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

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:57

Israel had a right to respond, like any government, you know, that's attacked. But Israel did not have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people. There are 2.2 million people in Gaza. That's not a lot of people. Right. There are nine million people in New York City or eight and a half million people. That's all. There are two and a. (1:02:57–1:03:00)

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Asserts that the population of Gaza is 2.2 million people.

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