‘It Is Genocide’: Sanders Says Israel Is ‘Openly Pursuing a

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‘It Is Genocide’: Sanders Says Israel Is ‘Openly Pursuing a Policy of Ethnic Cleansing’ in Gaza


“We must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire,” said Sanders.

Brad Reed - September 17, 2025

EXCERPT: "Joining numerous genocide and Holocaust experts, human rights groups in Israel and around the world, and a United Nations commission, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday accused the Israeli government of engaging in a genocide against the Palestinian people.

In an editorial titled “It Is Genocide,” the independent Vermont senator leveled his harshest criticism yet of the far-right Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. . . . . ."

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