Bernie Sanders Opposes $10 Billion, Unconditional Aid to Israel and Denounces Gaza War as “Grossly Disproportionate.”

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has once again made it clear that he does not want to give the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an extra $10 billion in help that is not conditional on anything. Sanders, a Vermont independent, didn’t hold back when he said that the war in the Gaza Strip was “grossly disproportionate, immoral, and in violation of international law.”

Sanders had already voiced his worries in a letter to President Joe Biden and on the Senate floor. He stressed that while Hamas’ actions started the conflict, Israel’s military response has caused major moral and legal problems. The senator stressed that most of the terrible effects of the war have been caused by weapons provided by the United States, such as bombs and artillery shells.

Some progressives have criticized the veteran politician for not asking for a cease-fire in Gaza. He proudly calls himself Jewish but doesn’t follow organized religion and lived in Israel for a short time in the 1960s. But Sanders has always spoken out against Netanyahu’s far-right government and been very worried about the deaths of Palestinian civilians.

The senator’s position is in line with his overall commitment to moral foreign policy. He is asking U.S. taxpayers to stop supporting what he sees as the killing of innocent people in Gaza. Sanders’s firm stance shows that he thinks the Israeli military’s actions have gone beyond what is necessary for defense, which means that the US’s steadfast financial support should be reevaluated.

Sanders is still a strong supporter of fairness and responsibility in the Israel-Gaza conflict, and his comments are likely to spark a more heated discussion about the U.S.’s role in the area and the moral issues that should guide its foreign policy choices.

Sanders’s attitude may not be shared by everyone, but it shows that there are more and more different political views in the U.S. about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The senator’s moral stance adds to the ongoing discussion about how countries should act morally in wars where civilian lives are at risk.

There is still a lot of disagreement about U.S. help to Israel and the wider effects of the Gaza war. Sanders’ strong words are likely to lead to more debates on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. It’s still unclear how Sanders’ unwavering position will affect politics in general and how it might change U.S. policies in the Middle East as the war progresses.