Bernie Sanders Says For Gaza Peace Netanyahu ‘Cannot Continue’ In Power: U.S. ‘Cannot Be Complicit’ In ‘Mass Slaughter Of Children’

Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed the finger at Israel and “extremist” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the continuing war in Gaza, accusing the Israeli government of “slaughter” on Face the Nation Sunday.

The Vermont Independent and former presidential candidate joined CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan for an interview on Sunday’s Face The Nation, where he discussed the latest efforts by the White House to foster peace in Gaza and bring and end to the conflict that began with the gruesome and heinous surprise terror attack on Israeli civilians last October.

For months Sanders has demanded the U.S. cut military aid to Israel due to the humanitarian crisis and increasing civilian deaths in Gaza. He repeated his call to slash aid to Israel and stated peace can will only be brought to the region if Netanyahu’s “extremist right-wing” government steps aside.

“The United States of America cannot be complicit in this mass slaughter of children,” said Sanders. “So it is one thing to talk to Netanyahu, to pressure Netanyahu, but here is the bottom line: Year after year, we have provided billions of dollars in military aid to the government of Israel. Right now, you have a right-wing, extremist government under Netanyahu. There are plans to provide him with another $10 billion in unfettered military aid!”

“Well you can’t say to Netanyahu, ‘Stop the slaughter, allow the massive amounts of humanitarian aid that we need to come in to feed the children. Please, please, please. Oh, but by the way, if you don’t do it, here’s another $10 billion to continue the war,'” he said.

“No more money to Netanyahu’s war machine to kill Palestinian children,” he said.

Brennan asked Sanders whether it’s possible for there to be a real ceasefire with Hamas, a terrorist group that “seeks to destroy Israel.”

BRENNAN: Do you stand by your view that a full ceasefire with Hamas is unrealistic? Because that terror group seeks to destroy Israel?

SANDERS: Look, what you have, what you need right now is a ceasefire tomorrow so that the trucks, the massive amount of humanitarian aid, can come in to feed the people who are starving. But you have Hamas dedicated to destroying Israel. The Netanyahu government, which is dedicated to destroying Hamas.

I think at the end of the day, Hamas cannot be continuing to run Gaza, and the Netanyahu government cannot continue to run Israel if we’re going to ever bring peace to that region.

Watch the clip above via CBS News.

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