In a bold statement, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced his boycott of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress, aligning with international bodies in labeling both Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as war criminals. Sanders highlights the extensive casualties and destruction in Gaza, attributing them to Netanyahu's policies, and calls for an immediate end to U.S. financial support for Israel under his leadership. Emphasizing the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with nearly half a million people facing catastrophic food insecurity, Sanders condemns Netanyahu's refusal to support a two-state solution and urges a peaceful resolution that meets the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people.
