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John Fetterman: “By definition, that wasn't a genocide.”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Sen. John Fetterman on Democratic Divides, DSA & Israel | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:50

Well, the, the defining question is, does Israel engage in a genocide in, in Palestine? Well, according to the people that define those things, yes. Okay, well, and, and I strongly disagree with that. By definition, that wasn't a genocide. The, the Jewish community actually experienced a true, true genocide for that. Now, if Israel's goal was to eliminate, you know, as many Palestinians as possible, they could have accomplished … (1:00:50–1:00:53)

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Asserts that the actions in question do not meet the definition of genocide.

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