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US Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Israel is “becoming almost a pariah state” over its war in Gaza and urged the US to halt military aid to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, accusing it of committing war crimes, Anadolu reports. Asked if he believes in the notion of Israel as a Jewish state during CNN’s “State of the Union” program, Sanders said he does, but added Netanyahu’s actions have eroded global goodwill. “What the Israeli government has done is become almost a pariah state,” he said, referring to Israel’s war on Gaza. “I fear very much that Israel now is looked at in a very unfavorable light by people all over the world, not just in the United States.” […]
