A UN-backed report warned of famine in parts of Gaza. Some U.S. lawmakers across the political spectrum publicly responded to the famine warning. Calls included demands to stop American taxpayer funding and military aid to Israel and proposals to ban U.S. weapons sales to Israel. The Gaza humanitarian crisis was labeled genocide by a member of Congress while Israel's campaign against Hamas was defended and civilian suffering condemned. Criticism linked U.S. financial and military assistance to complicity in Israel's military actions and framed taxpayer dollars as contributing to the conflict amid largely muted congressional response.
Let's be clear: President Trump has the power to end the starvation of the Palestinian people, Vermont's politically independent senator Bernie Sanders posted on X. Instead he is doing nothing while watching this famine unfold. Enough is enough. No more American taxpayer dollars to Nethanyahu's [sic] war machine. Sanders, who also pushed resolutions to ban selling US weapons to Israel, has long been consistent about his concern regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the war.
Does Hamas deserve it? Yes, Greene wrote, in part. Do innocent people and children deserve it? No. The innocent people in Gaza did not kill and kidnap the innocent people in Israel on Oct 7th, she continued. Just as we spoke out and had compassion for the victims and families of Oct7, how can Americans not speak out and have compassion for the masses of innocent people and children in Gaza?
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