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John Fetterman: “Israel is not deliberately starving people.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:17

And I don't know why people blame Hamas for those circumstances right now that it's not. It's not Israel. They say Israel is using starvation as a weapon. Are they? No, absolutely not. Absolutely not. Israel is not deliberately starving people. Absolutely. Those conditions are miserable there, and it is hell on earth. Why? Some people blame Israel for that. I blame Hamas and Iran for that thing. (09:17–09:21)

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