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Bernie Sanders: “What happened in Gaza is, in fact, and I say this…”

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

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LIVE: Bernie Discusses the Future of American Politics at the National Press Club

Published | Video Starts at 37:16

I think, and I hope that as most people in this room know, I led the effort in the United States Senate to end US Military aid to Israel. And I think What happened in Gaza is, in fact, and I say this reluctantly, was, is genocide. The suffering the Palestinian people exist today. The fact the newspapers aren't there doesn't mean it's going to people living in 10 cities. The health care situation is a disaster. (37:16–37:24)

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Asserts that the situation in Gaza is genocide.

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