Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over his call to make Israeli aid conditional on its actions in Gaza, as the tensions in the Middle East continue to push a wedge between Democrats in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats, released a statement over the weekend urging President Biden to force Israel into curbing its West Bank settlements and pledging no long-term blockade of Gaza before the U.S. releases aid dollars.<\/p>\n
Moskowitz pledged that he would work to remove those conditions from the legislation if it was sent to the House of Representatives or force stricter measures on aid to Gaza.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I am absolutely for humanitarian aid to Gaza. But if Bernie Sanders puts political requirements on the Aid to Israel, I will work in the House to remove those conditions or condition Aid to Gaza that requires the removal of Hamas,\u2019 Moskowitz wrote on X over the weekend. Both Moskowitz and Sanders are Jewish.<\/p>\n
\u2018Let\u2019s not play this game. Send the aid to both,\u2019 Moskowitz added.<\/p>\n
Hamas militants infiltrated southern Israel on Oct. 7, brutally killing roughly 1,200 people \u2013 mainly civilians.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Israel has responded with force, bombarding Gaza and waging an armed ground invasion. The Hamas-controlled Gazan government said over the weekend that the region\u2019s death toll has reached 13,000 since Oct. 7.<\/p>\n
The subject of Israel has exacerbated divisions within the Democratic Party, particularly between new progressives and the left-wing establishment.<\/p>\n
More than 20 hardline-left Democratic lawmakers broke from their party to vote against a resolution condemning antisemitism and support for Hamas on school campuses earlier this month. A similar number of moderate Democrats later joined Republicans to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the only Palestinian American in Congress, over her statements about the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018The Netanyahu government, or hopefully a new Israeli government, must understand that not one penny will be coming to Israel from the U.S. unless there is a fundamental change in their military and political positions,\u2019 Sanders wrote on X over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., backed up the call for conditional aid. \u2018Conditioning aid to Israel, as we do with virtually all other US allies, is a responsible course of action,\u2019 she wrote on the platform.<\/p>\n
\u2018The United States has a legal and moral responsibility to ensure that public resources do not facilitate gross violations of human rights and international law,\u2019 Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n\n
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