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Brad Lander: “War crimes don't justify other war crimes. And destroying…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Dem candidate Brad Lander on why he calls himself a 'liberal Zionist'

Published | Video Starts at 05:34

When Israel says that they tried, they tried hard to avoid this. I'm just playing devil's advocate here. The civilians. But Hamas is so evil that it hid those terrorists and the weapons inside civilian populations. War crimes don't justify other war crimes. And destroying every single school and hospital and mosque and community center in Gaza and still occupying 70% of Gaza, in addition to being a violation of international law, is just not working. This isn't actually going to make Israelis safe. Can I ask you about Today you endorsed Abdul Al Said, who's running against Haley Stevens in Michigan. (05:34–05:50)

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Asserts that Israel's actions in Gaza are war crimes and ineffective for security.

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