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Chuck Schumer: “I don't know any other country that has used people as human…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Chuck Schumer on Government Shutdown and Antisemitism

Published | Video Starts at 24:17

And the world doesn't realize the difficult position Israel is in trying to make sure that Hamas doesn't come back. Because we know what Hamas would do again. Because Hamas has been, I don't know any other country that has used people as human shields the way Hamas has. Isn't every insurgent Viet Cong any insurgent. Army never the same way? Never the same way. I don't believe so. I don't believe so. Insurgent armies sometimes run into trouble that way. (24:17–24:23)

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Asserts that Hamas's use of human shields is unprecedented compared to other countries.

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