some say this move would represent an unprecedented escalation in the already tense american israeli partnership, but is it really that harsh? is it unreasonable for the united states to expect the ministers of allied governments to not muse about programs and ethnic cleansing? but look, but this whole episode really shows is that for all the talk of shared values between our two countries, it doesn t seem like we have that much in common these days. say what you will about marjorie taylor greene, and i ve said a lot, even she s never called for a democratic run city to be what wiped off the map. and nobody, not even the trump administration, was never convicted in a court of law here for, quote, racist incitement and backing a terrorist organization like smotrich s fellow far-right cabinet member ben-gvir was. our radicals and their radicals are in a different league. what s holding our partnership together? and why, why, do we continue to
high ministerial post. senator, you mentioned bernie sanders earlier. would you support senator sanders s call to start debating conditioning aid to israel? but some conditions, put some strings on these billions we give to a government that s talking about killing palestinians, wiping out a town of them? i do not believe that the united states should be providing funds but end up being used to extend and expand settlements. or to legalize illegal outposts. that debate isn t gonna be joined. but it s already beginning, with the extreme action that we re seeing in the netanyahu government. i expect that will be debated in congress. senator peter welch of vermont, appreciate you taking time for us. thank you so much. thank you. coming up, new reporting on the insane conversations happening behind closed doors at fox after the 2020 election, and why they vindicate people
they would use calm words to quell tensions and stop the cycle of violence. but that s not what happened. no. first, last sunday, israeli finance minister liked a tweet online calling for huwara to be, quote, wiped off the map. , then at a press conference on wednesday, doubled down, openly declaring, quote, i think the village needs to be wiped out. i think the state of israel should do it. it s worth noting that shortly thereafter, he walked back those remarks, putting them, quote, an emotional slip of the tongue. and in fairness, who among us hasn t accidentally threatened genocide in the past? but i digress. netanyahu took no formal action, but he did call the remarks inappropriate. president biden s state department spokesperson done condemned them as disgusting on wednesday, and now the administration is now debating whether or not to deny smotrich a visa ahead of his planned visit to d.c. this week.
hasn t accidentally threatened genocide in the past? but i digress. netanyahu took no formal action, but he did call the remarks inappropriate. president biden s state department spokesperson done condemned them as disgusting on wednesday, and now the administration is now debating whether or not to deny smotrich a visa ahead of his planned visit to d. c. this week. some say this move would represent an unprecedented escalation in the already tense american israeli partnership, but is it really that harsh? is it unreasonable for the united states to expect the ministers of allied governments to not muse about programs and ethnic cleansing? but look, but this whole episode really shows is that for all the talk of shared values between our two countries, it doesn t seem like we have that much in common these days.
say what you will about marjorie taylor greene, and i ve said a lot, even she s never called for a democratic run city to be what wiped off the map. and nobody, not even the trump administration, was never convicted in a court of law here for, quote, racist incitement and backing a terrorist organization like smotrich s fellow far-right cabinet member ben-gvir was. our radicals and their radicals are in a different league. what s holding our partnership together? and why, why, do we continue to fund benjamin netanyahu and smotrich in israel to the tune of three plus billion dollars a year with no strings attached? it s a question the senior senator from vermont is no longer asking quietly. if it government is acting in a racist way and they want billions of dollars for taxpayers in the united states, you say, sorry, it s unacceptable. you want your money, fine, this is what you have to do. he s right. i mean, is it too much to ask