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Jon Stewart: “There are people in Netanyahu's cabinet who have said they…”

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

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Because Hamas, Hamas has embed themselves, you know, behind these people and using the Palestinians as Human shields. Sinwar described the death of innocent Palestinians as a necessary sacrifice. That's how Hamas has designed that. There are people in Netanyahu's cabinet who have said they would like to nuke the Palestinians. Not Hamas, the Palestinians. I'm just. I guess what I'm trying to get at is I don't understand why we can't criticize even someone that you think is an ally for actions that we deem to be morally reprehensible. (53:01–53:07)

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Asserts that members of Netanyahu's cabinet have expressed a desire to use nuclear weapons against Palestinians.

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