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Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Bernie Sanders demands answers on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ Gaza bombing

Bernie Sanders said in a statement: ‘The Netanyahu government’s indiscriminate bombing is immoral, [and] it is in violation of international law.
Bernie Sanders said in a statement: ‘The Netanyahu government’s indiscriminate bombing is immoral, [and] it is in violation of international law.’ Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The US’s support for Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza is facing new scrutiny in Washington following a proposed resolution by the independent senator Bernie Sanders that could ultimately be used to curtail military assistance.

It is far from clear whether Sanders has the support to pass the resolution, but its introduction in the Senate this week – by an important progressive ally of the US president, Joe Biden – highlights mounting human rights and political concerns by Democrats on Capitol Hill.

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