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Bernie Sanders calls Hamas a 'terrorist group' but says Israeli government has 'overt racists'
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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday called Hamas a "terrorist group" but also said the Israeli government is "right-wing" and contains "overt racists" as he urged the Biden administration to dial back its support of Israel under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Pressed on how the U.S. can take an "evenhanded" approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when the Hamas terrorist group does not recognize Israel's right to exist, Sanders slammed the Netanyahu government, saying it is not innocent in the hostilities. "What you have got to do is also understand that over the years the Netanyahu government has become extremely right-wing. And that there are people in the Israeli government now who are overt racists," Sanders told the CBS program. "You have in West Jerusalem people being evicted from their homes. Tremendous pressure on people within Israel, the Arab community, as well as Gaza."More Related News