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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Bernie Sanders hails Canada decision to halt arms sales to Israel, urges US to follow

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
US Senator Bernie Sanders, a far-left independent from Vermont, hails Canada’s decision to halt weapons sales to Israel and calls on the US to end military aid to Jerusalem.
“Canada’s parliament has voted to stop arms sales to Israel. They are absolutely right to do so,” Sanders posts on X.
“Given the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, including widespread and growing starvation, the US should not provide another nickel for Netanyahu’s war machine,” he says.