“War criminal,” Sanders calls Netanyahu following US Congress speech
Washington (Quds News Network)- US Senator Bernie Sanders has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” and a “liar” following his speech to a joint session of US Congress.
“All humanitarian organizations agree: Tens of thousands of children face starvation because his extremist government continues to block aid,” Sanders wrote on X on Wednesday.
Sanders, who boycotted the speech along with a number of other high-profile Democrats, accused Netanyahu of coming “to Congress to campaign.”
On Wednesday, Netanyahu delivered his fourth address to the Congress, as he attempted to drum up continued support for the genocide war in Gaza.
As US legislators clapped for Netanyahu during his speech, activists outside called for him to be tried for abuses linked to Israel’s war in Gaza.
Many activists said that Netanyahu is a war criminal who belongs in jail, not in the halls of Congress.
The demonstrators held effigies of a blood-stained Netanyahu, waved Palestinian flags and chanted “free Palestine” as the Israeli prime minister spoke.
Dozens of lawmakers boycotted Netanyahu’s address, echoing concerns voiced by the demonstrators.
