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Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
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[about f---ing time!]

Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT

“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”

He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.

“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”

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[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Someone referring to the fact that it was a quarter of the population of a country with 8mil ppl living in it. Dumbass.

[–] Piperpiper1@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Then say 2 fucking million. Everyone can do the math and no one dick measures genocides with percents.

Jesus, admit you're wrong and fuck off.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev -2 points 6 days ago

That's Cambodia I'm talking about btw. It's one of the other genocides. Of which there are far too many to be remotely comfortable. One is evil incarnate. Do not think for a second I am trying to make excuses.