'Deeply Disturbing': Dem Senator Calls Out Benjamin Netanyahu For Humanitarian Situation In Gaza
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2024
- In remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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Deeply disturbing that far more US senators aren't attacking Netanyahus genocide in Palestine.
For sure
It is a disturbing ge no cide !
Because they're corrupt rotten they're on Aipac payroll
Money talks
Because they are Zionists. They are on their payroll and that, BTW is illegal. I'll further explain in case some wingnut comes to twist things around; powerful lobbying organizations like AIPAC fund their campaigns on each side.
When you haven't been morally corrupted by AIPAC
One day they'll wake up and realise the world has abandoned their lies and theft of the indeginous people of Palestine 🇵🇸. The Israeli regime can kill many but the sole of people can never be dimmed. Palestine will be free.
It is all about the money and that is what really matters to west actually to the damn world. We all r greedy and worship money and that is why the world is shitty and won't get better
Surprisingly an US politicians standing up against apartheid. About time. Justice for Gaza.
Only 11 congressman from 100 have soul, rest of them soulless. They work for Israel , not for American people.
There’s no coming back from this for Israel. They’ve shown the world their true colors and we will “never forget.”
An Den? An What? You people crack me up when you make these pronouncements as though the world could somehow hate Jews more than they already do. IDF...FINISH THE JOB!
"US is complicit in the suffering in Gaza"....COMPLICIT
100% veto votes can stopped this conflict, and supply of arms, can’t get any more complicit.
If not for the u.s this would not happen. Not only complicit. U.s is the hence man
More than complicit. Israel is doing all of this in our name with our money and our weapons. Israelis are only a tool for the US and UK to work as a proxy just like they're using ukraine.
Mind Begs the Question:
- If USA Leadership stop
- UN Resolution against
- Starvation,Death Camps,Ethnic Cleansing,etc
- Not akin to handlers of Nazis?
It's not the US anymore its a pepper and army for Israel.
Shame on our politicians that serves AIPAC and Israel in stead American people.
Not only politicians but the whole government is just😢😢😢😢😢😢
That would be the majority of all our politicians. The majority. Force these lobbyist organization to register as foreign agents.
America is CAPTURED. Most of America Senators are in the back pocket of AIPAC ot the Israeli Government.
America is CAP-TURED, Most Senators are CAP-TURED by AI-PAC.
🇩🇿 Thank you politicians of the great ‘’democratic’’ countries…
Senator Merkley thank you. It is devastating. How shattering that in this day and age, people are complicit with this genocide.
Shame on you America for letting this genocide continue. Shame on YOU.
America is 'following' orders......and U.S folks picking up the tab. Cute.
actually they are helping
Which America??? Lol there's no America! It's always been Israel!
Shame on you!
shame on YOU for acting like it's US's business to allow or stop the gaza actions. Shame on YOU for calling killing hamas as genocide.
Brave, courageous, true ....Keep speaking up Senator; you have support of 80% of the American people and Oregon should be proud of your humanity.
That's not brave and courageous. This is bare minimum a person should do when you have a voice that's listen to.
Speak for yourself and your little group, not the rest of us. You make no mention of 6.7 million Ukrainian refugees. 🙄🙄
@@Koolneen We will never forget about Ukrainian refugees; we will always support them. However, there is a sense of urgency in Gaza because there is a genocide going on right now.
@@KoolneenResorting to whataboutism when talking about international affairs is a transparent attempt to distract from the issue at hand. Nobody’s buying your crap anymore. Sorry you didn’t get the memo.
@@bendikkirkbakk1833 Yes, but look at how many are owned by the pro-isra-ill lobby groups and how few have been willing to sign the Ceasefire Resolution. We have a long way to go.
Finally someone speaking the truth!!
Stop the genocide now!
Thank you Forbes for not censor Senator Merkley's speech!!
Did we already come that far that we have to thank a news portal for not censoring a speech?
What America should do (1) Cancel AIPIC (2) Cancel the Jewish Lobby (3) Stop Funding Israel (4) Investigate American Politicians who are funded by Israel - That would be a good start for America!!!
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Exactly!
Bless you for this comment, which l w carry on. Thank you, ❤
Absolutely
100% i stand with ya ion that no problem ..greets australia
How is not every single person in the whole goddamn world not agreeing with what he said. It's a sick world we live in
I actually think most people have a moral compass it's the ones in power that are evil
My only problem with what he said is his framing of Hamas and ignoring the part where under international law they have every right to do what they did and even responsible for fighting back if they can. I don't know if maybe he's saying this so he doesn't get booed off the podium and blackballed but he could have used another oz of courage and said that Hamas and the Palestinians have a right to fight against illegal occupation by any means including violence as per international law
Senator Cotton: are supporting hamas
me: I'm supporting peace
Senator Cotton: so you're anti-semistic now.
So sad, sickening but sadly So true. How can the US be sponsoring this financially and morally ??????
@@decolonizeEverywhereKeep in mind that Hamas is classified as a terrorist group by the US.
Finally, a senator with backbone. There is hope for America 😊
As long as Joe Biden is president there's no hope
With the Senate at 97 to 3 the odds aren't very encouraging. Vote both parties out of office. Replace the two parties with new parties and independent candidates
No. There isn't.
@@CoolPapaCashI don't believe it too.
@@tombradburn3935it’s actually 100 vs 2 considering Senator Sanders who has similar opinion.
I'm Canadian, I'm so happy to see An American Supporting Common sense Humanitarian 🎉
United States of Israel
I applaud this senator for his humanity and willingness to speak the truth.
Thank you Sen Merkley!!! Its horrible what is happening in Gaza with our tax dollars.
Oh really....you forgot 7th Oct..was that not horrible???????????????????
Bravo !!
@@ritakruger2304 What is worse than the attack on Oct 7th is the 75 yrs of brutal is-raili occupation of the pales-tin-ians. Oct 7th was another uprising against the occupation of the apartheid state, the constant massacres, and holding over 5,000 men, women and children in Is-railli prisons without any charges. The IDF arrests children for throwing rocks at them.
@@ritakruger2304history doesn't begin on Oct 7th. Hundreds of Thousands of Palestinians were killed by Israel long before Oct 7.
Why are Americans so politically and historically ignorant?
@@ritakruger2304
STOP YOUR LIES
October 7 testimonies reveal israeli's soldiers killing cityzens.
CNN: An administration official told CNN neither Biden nor the administration had seen pictures or confirmed reports of children or infants beheaded by Hamas. The official clarified that the president’s remarks were referring to public comments from media outlets and Israeli officials. Since taking office, Biden has on a number of occasions gone off-script to make comments that later required clarification by his staff, including on Taiwan and Russia.
CNN could not independently verify that report, and Hamas said media reports about attacking children were false.
Because he just Criticized israel, the AIPAC lobby will end his career now. He just commited political suicide by speaking against israel in his own country. He is the bravest among all of them.
You never know the tides might turn
We should and will support him. What right does a foreign government have to control the US government?
Why are we, The People, allowing AIPAC to manipulate our government?
Zio bullies!!
Rep. Paul Findley suffered the same fate back in the 80s.
Mr. Markely.you are amazing senator,as American We are very proud of you.Thank you.
Thanks for your humanity and integrity
Using white phosphorus in civilian areas is also a war crime. Add it to the long list of war crimes committed by Israel with the US hand in hand.
Takes a generation for the agriculture land to recover. Salt has also been used and 300 year old olives trees cut down. Israel wants hungry to continue for years and years to come.
That’s a lie.
No one is using phosphorus on anyone.
You’re lying through your teeth, both of you.
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Sadly its only a war crime if someone else commits it. Also think its cowerdly for US and IDF to say its war and think them selves as hero's. Hero's were in WW1 n 2
Using WP is perfectly legal if it isn't being targeted at human beings but rather to create smoke screens or to burn off vegetation that is concealing potential targets. Funny thing about all those who wail about the use of WP, they never can explain why the worst injury suffered by their "targets" is respiratory irritation.
"The Palestinian people are not [Israel's] enemy, and they are not our enemy."
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
This is so cruel on so many levels. People who can do this to another human being are not human or humane.
I have so much respect to you Jeff Merkley for standing up for this!
Excellent. A Senator who tells the truth. Why do so many others ignore the truth, or deny it.
Because they have the option of choosing either lead or silver
AIPAC
AiPAC
Because our politicians and our laws have been infiltrated by Israel through aipac which giveS MILLIONS to get BILLIONS of our tax dollars
I am from Oregon and I welcome Jeff Merkley for speaking out. I am still waiting, however, for merely to say the "g" word. It's genocide, Jeff, and it's time to speak the word.
He would get nowhere if he even mentioned genocide, nobody wants to be told they are complicit in genocide. He appealed to their humanity. Let's hope he made an impact
If you want to speak of the G word we must be aware of millions of non christians flooding in to countries especially the smaller ones, and the influx is almost the same in number as the native people.. and the native people are aged but the influx are young and in time will over take the native population. This is also happening while gaza is too.
They own us ✡️
With all due respect, most of our congress and senate, including you, are working for a foreign government called Israel. Shame on you
He can't say genocide because the US is complicit
Thank you sir I will vote for you.
You have conscience
We need more senators like you. Thank you for educating the blind, deaf and dumb.
I am so proud to call him my Senator. I am Jewish and I stand behind him 100%.
Pa naravno liskate ih jer vam pomazu .Inters .Oslobodite Palestinu .🇵🇸❤️
Thanks to truthful jew God bless you
Thank you. Please. Don’t be afraid to give the middle finger to anyone who calls you a self hating Jew
You’re a decent human being 🙏🏻
What about just referring to yourself as Human.
. Why...it shouldn't matter if your a Jew or not
A politician with courage? These days that a real rarity.
When they speakout like that , it usually means he is not for re-election or retiring
I can only say...
I feel so much respect for your honest and brave words
Thank you for your humanity!
A decent, compassionate man of intergrity. Thank you, Senator Merkley.
Some whole azz will call him their favorite word (ant…sem…) Sad 😞
@@khaliphaabubakar9466 Agreed and it is because he or she will have no other valid argument and because they have no moral core. Those apologists for cruelty are pitiful.
Finally an American senator has grown a heart. He will be labelled antiemetic within the next hour and AIPAC will fund candidates running against him. Brave guy
If he is called antisemitic because he cares about human rights, that he cares about children being slaughtered and now thousands are intentionally being starved to death by the Israeli government, then he should wear that slur as a badge of honour. I know I do.
Yep senators ❤🙏
GOD BLESS THIS MAN
The UNITED STATES OF AIPAC and Foreign LOBBYING CURRUPT Money
AIPAC MUST GO!!
Thank you, sentor, for speaking up the obvious
We should stand for humanity
Senator Jeff, you are the only one human with a backbone in the US ruling body. The world is touched with your resounding words.
Finally someone with a heart...
Exactly! One item can end up rejecting the load, and allowed items can immediately be on the banned list the next. Water desalination tablets not being allowed in is just cruel. Thank you Sen. Merkeley for visiting.
I worked for UNICEF in South Sudan during two civil wars. I worked for the UN World Food Programme in the Somalia Civil War, Rwandan genocide, Darfur (Sudan) genocide, Yemen Civil War, Haiti earthquake/cholera epidemic… We always found a way to successfully deal with rebel groups, warring clans, failed/corrupt governments… We worked against war, famine, disease, and natural disaster. Never were we forced to defeat the immense governmental/political/financial intervention of the United States (my country) in order to deliver basic humanitarian assistance. History will judge us, even as much of the world today condemns us. Thank you, Senator!
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The nearly 30,000 dead does not include those who are missing and assumed under the rubble. This number is nearing 10,000.
....and the ongoing famine that is currently happening.
@@AGirlHasNoName829
Plus diseases that are outbreaking and people dying from their wounds for lack of medical care! Never thought we could witness anything like this as world watches on!
1,137 seem minuscule!
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Exactly we won't know that until the rubble is cleared
America should be the image of PEACE and HUMANITY. Not supporting WAR.
america is about support justified war.
Since WWII, all we do is wreak death and destruction upon the Global South. Countries have had enough of it and are pivoting their economies away from the US dollar with the help of China. Can't say I blame them..
It's not only supporting war it's supporting a genocide and ethnic cleansing
Good look with that!
Since when America has any link with that image?
GOD BLESS YOU SEN. JEFF MERKLEY. ✌👊👍
My respect Sir for spelling out the depth and extent of the drama so eloquently. You are a credit to your office senator.
A true American Patriot God Bless Jeff Merkley a man of courage
Finally someone who went to the region and actually went as close as they could to Gaza. Not just Israel…his words may have weight now.
Wow , I found one person with humanity connection ❤
Chosen people are those who do justice in the lines of 10 commandments. Not those who wreak havoc on humanity. Thank you senator. You are a respected gentleman. G_D bless you.
Barukh Hesham
Justice for kabutz???
@@ekd5213 Did you mean Kibbutz? An agricultural society established in 1910, right?
Thank you 😊
CONGRATULATION FOR YOUR COURAGE TO STAND UP FOR SOME JUSTICE THANK Mr MERKLEY MEBI NOW YOUR POSITINIS IS IN DANGER TO SPEAK OUT BRAVO
Can we just have a referendum on whether or not we wanna continue funding "our closest ally"?
stop funding them and see how the threat you are trying to prevent abroad comes to your shore.
@@afolabitoye4393 the only reason our troops are even stationed abroad is to cover "our closest ally" Our "alliance" only serves them & is nothing but a liability to us
The only parties that would be severely impacted by canceling that 4 billion per year would be Lockheed, Boeing, and Raytheon. By LAW, 75% of every dollar of that aid MUST be spent with US defense contractors.
@@ggaggagga4 that's fine. Most Americans aren't invested in any of those. Their Jewish owners can lose all their money for all I care
thank you for speaking up.
Finally ,,,the voice of reason.
This man should run for presidency. But I guess it's those who refuse to be bought is why they won't. Same here in the UK. The good ones are on the 'Back Bench'.
True ❤ thanks for your honesty.
Or they get slandered. Shame.
Empathy is not popular in our government.
Western "values" are clearly not good enough.
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Thanks so much Mr.SEN.Jeff.❤❤
Thank you for speaking up
Grave violations of international law here.
Global wide corruption at its peak for this to occur/happen & ...tomorrow ..it continues
Words will not change the Zionist regime attitude
grave violations of humanity
abominable
Yeah, starting with the hostages still being held by the Gazan government
@@lisettegarcia valid - but unfathomable comparison to pull out if you put the number of 136 hostages next to 11,500 children killed by Israel so far. We can expect this number to exceed 100 fold in days. Your argument isn't obsolete for not being humane, but its rendered obsolete by the actions of Netanyahu government :(
Thank you senator. You made Oregon proud.
Thank you!!!
Senator please don't say Israel has right to defend itself while Palestinians under merciless brutal occupation has no right permanently for 75 years.Resistance is a birth right of those born in inhumane conditions.If you were PALESTINIANS in that jail with no hope what you would have done to be called terrorist for resistance.
Well said sir
both have rights to defend themselves
@ramiqudah7567 What Israel is doing is not self-defense. Israel is waging genocidal war on Palestinians not only in Gaza but in the West Bank to maintain its illegal occupation and apartheid domination over all of Palestine while simultaneously accelerating its territorial expansion (theft of land) in hopes of finally fulfilling its decades old plan and goal of a greater Israel from beyond the river to the sea.
@@ramiqudah7567
No , Palestine is occupied and the Palestinians have the right to défend their land.
Le Hamas n'est pas terroriste ils sont des résistants pour défendre leur pays la Palestine contre les terreurs de l occupant. Essayez de réfléchir un instant. Depuis 75 ans les Palestiniens sont persécutés, assassinés, humiliés, emprisonnés, leurs maisons, leurs terres sont volées comme actuellement en Cisjordanie par des colons avec de l argent des banques américaines. Alors bravo au Hamas de réveiller les peuples de ce monde.
" We must value every child the same no matter who they are or where they call home❤" Thank you Senator, for this beautiful powerful statement
Los adultos devemos asegurar el vienesrar, alegria y tranquilidad a los niños qur traemos a nacer en éste bello olanrta
Thank you Sen. Jeff for standing up for for the truth. Thank you for standing string against the evil. We need pure, strong hearts like yours to make America Great Again.
Thank you sir for your humanity!
More politicians in USA should stand up on the right side of history and be the voice of the voiceless.
"Resistance becomes a duty when injustice becomes law"
A logical and eloquent delivery. This guy is reinstating my faith in mankind, thank you.
Thank you for speaking out, Senator. I wish there were more Senators like you. Admirations and respect to you!👏👏👏
Words spoken by a rational, sentient human being. ALL decent, educated people abhor human suffering.
Finally a decent American politician God bless this man.
Thank you Forbes and Senator Merkley
Well done for standing up for humanity!
Alleviating suffering doesn't line political pockets, but AIPAC does. His speech falls on deaf ears.
And as long as he continues to compare Hamas with the IDF and never says the word genocide or ethnic cleansing in any of his speeches it doesn't matter anyway. All it is is words that make it easier for him to sleep at night knowing he's doing absolutely nothing to change anything.
Thank you, Senator Merkley! The world does not just expect that the civilian carnage is reduced, the world demands that the civilian carnage stops! PLEASE!
Thanks for speaking up for the victims
Finally more people are speaking out!
Excellent delivery of empathy and compassion and most of all the truth. Hope he will be protected against AIPAC ❤
Nice to know there are a few moral voices for humanity in the US Senate.
Thank you Jeff for standing up
Your words are a true representation of the people in America. Your courage is symbolic of the tapestry that projects our history as it has opposed tyranny and oppression.not the perpetrators of genocide.
Can you imagine it’s winter, cold,
Wet and you sleeping in mud, a tent, on the streets, you hungry, injured and cannot sleep.
Who said hell is hot? The Palestinians are currently living in hell, courtesy of "God's chosen people" and American tax dollars.
Can you imagine the brutal of hamas did to Israel 7th Oct...palestines want hamas...so?
And the constant sound of the drones. The 2,000 lbs (unguided) bombs exploding close by.
Some have no shoes, warm clothes, or bankets.
@@ritakruger2304and let's consider the fact that Hamas are a group of Palestinians that were literally born in a concentration camp that's 5 Mi wide and 20 mi long surrounded by 20 ft cement walls topped with razor wire with Gates guarded by IDF Soldiers with machine guns and tanks. Hamas are literally prisoners who escaped to their prison and grab some of their occupiers to bring them back to their prison in order to trade them for their own freedom. It's all legal under international law and moral in anyone's heart who isn't a stone
Thank you and God Bless you Senator Merkley!! ❤ Please keep the pressure on!
Thank you Senator for your courage and clear message to our government. God bless America!
He is right. I wish more were speaking out like this
Just a few thoughts on this delivery - this speech should have been available years before the recent ICJ's release of findings on Israel's case to answer on charges of Genocide by South Africa.
Israel lost any rights to attack any attempt to retribute and protect citizens of Gaza or Palestine after the horror it has inflicted (ethnic cleansing processes) on it's civilian population over 75 years.
DC cannot weasel it's way out of negligence and obvious support of Israel in these late days ... it is weak and inept !!
We are witnessing tbe death of humanity befire our eyes.
Im sure potator will save us like he is doing with democracy the people and racism.
No not the death' of humanity but western hegemony
Your TEARS are so genuine, TALK, TALK, TALK.If you talk enough the war may be over in 2 years
What a Great man! What Great words! Thanks for sppeking up for the civilians!! What is going on in Gaza is an ongoing nightmare. I believe that only the us can stop this.
Agree brave and kind heart. Thanks you Senator!
Im afraid for this guy. He is going to pay a huge price in so many ways. But he can maybe live with himself. It shouldn't be heroic to stand against genocide. But in America...it is. Very sad.
We have the power to support truth and life in Palestine! These lobbies need to be stopped and laws made to reduce their power!
How many times you mentionned the word requesting rather than ordering the sionist country . Even your vocabulary and your speech are very diplomatic when talking directly to AIPAC the official representatif of The sionist country.
I wish and pray, more leaders show humanity like him. Salute you Sir
Thanks to FBN for covering this, it's very important!
AIPAC is certainly not going to fund this senator in the next elections but……If the Americans want to see such politicians in the house and congress, they should raise funds on individual levels for their election campaign, so that they are not replaced by lobbyists and corporation funded politicians, who just serve them rather than serving the American people!
Excellent explication of the situation in Gaza by this honorable Senator. Very much hope he's not going to be labeled as anything other than a righteous man.
Need to stop this cruelty
Thank you SEN Jeff Merkley ❤
Brave man.
Cruel colonial powers have no regard for indeginous people.
Neither do the democrats if you think they actually care about either side over there everything is just a political tool for them.
This is your karl marxism and lenism you swallowed that garbage here is the fruit off it maybe you should of read a real history book the same thing happens every time its tried millions dead. This time my friend its going to be BILLIONS. In fact this time it might just be every single one.
Who's the indigenous in this example?
Typically, the most oppressed group of people are indigenous to the land where they face oppression.
@@Mydroid03say it louder for the ppl in the back
Thank you Sen. Jeff Merkley
Thank you for speaking the truth
Natenyahu acts like the commander and Chief of USA
He is
@@2smoker64 Isreal is pushing USA to start wars one after another.... which is against the national interest of USA.... USA government acts like a loyal soldier of Isreal 😭😭😭😭
Ne samo kao sef SAD nego cijelog svujeta .Previse im je pusteno .Strasno .🇵🇸❤️
Biden as a puppet and Blinken as an Israeli defense minister.
Thank you. Please help Gaza.