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Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza? | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

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Bernie Sanders May 08, 2025

[based on speech given to US Senate]

"Thursday marks 68 days and counting since ANY humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza. For more than nine weeks, Israel has blocked all supplies: no food, no water, no medicine, and no fuel.

Hundreds of truckloads of lifesaving supplies are waiting to enter Gaza, sitting just across the border, but are denied entry by Israeli authorities.

... Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “Israel’s policy is clear: No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers.” "

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

And the fact is that, if you are a member of Congress and you vote against Netanyahu’s war in Gaza, AIPAC is there to punish you with millions of dollars in advertisements to see that you’re defeated. ...

Sadly, I must confess, that this political corruption works. Many of my colleagues will privately express their horror at Netanyahu’s war crimes, but will do or say very little publicly about it.

I remember when Bernie was running for president, he declined to make statements on Israel when pressed to do so. Of course that was before the current genocide, but I guess he's probably acutely aware of this reality. Is this really all from the influence of advertising and political spending?