Good evening. One of the most prominent figures in american politics, the Majority Leader in the senate, has called for new elections in israel. Chuck schumer says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his way and accused him of pushing support for israel to new lows. Mr schumer, a democrat, and the highest ranking jewish official in america, also called for the Palestinian Authority president , mahmoud abbas, to step down, saying a new generation of leaders was needed, to work towards peace. All this comes as the us imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli Settlers in the occupied west bank, whove been accused of harassing and attacking palestinians. The Settler Movement is controversial with many countries, including the uk, which sees israel as an occupying power, and the settlements as illegal. Israel disputes this. West Bank Violence has surged since the start of the gaza war, triggered by hamas s attack on israel on october seventh. The us and uk have already imposed fin
Is the place you call home. At sparklight its our home, too, and were facing our greatest challenge. Thats why sparklight is around the clock keeping you connected. We do our part so you can do yours. Spark light supports cspan along with other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Senate is about to gavel in for the day. Majority leader Chuck Schumer in opening remarks plans to talk about path to peace and two state solution between the palestinians and israel. And confirmation to the u. S. Ambassador to haiti, amid ongoing violence in that country. Take you live now to the senate floor here on cspan2. The presiding officer nord. The reverend, dr. Barry black, the chaplain let us pray. Eterningal god, who sustains those who have been good toous, you have been good toous beyond our deserving. You have surrounded us with the beauties of the earth and the glories of the skies. Today, make us alert to your providential movements. If our minds are closed to your t
I feel very keenly my responsibility as a shomerias, a guardian of the people of israel. Throughout jewish history, there have been many and plenty who are far greater tn nonetheless,n which i find myself now at a time of great difficulty for the state of israel, the jewish people and for nonjewish friends of israel. I feel an immense obligiospeak. I speak as a member of a community of Jewish Americans that i know very well. Ey friends, many of them are my constituents, many are democrats and many are deeply concerned about e justice both in new york and around the globe. From the town would come of the call to repair the world has driven jews around the globe to do what is right. We love israel in our bones. Wh imy generation within living memory of the holocaust is impossible to measure. The flowerinâ– hg of the j people in the desert, from the ashes of the holocaust and the fulfillment of the dream of a jewish homeland 2000 years of praying and waiting represents one of the most hea
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Is increasingly claiming more victims. Newborns are the first to succum to starvation and in other infants and kids and the world is watching the systematic genocide of gazas as more political leaders give some verbal condemnation but take no action. This while palestinian kids ask why is it a crime to be palestinian in this world . But id like to welcome my guests to this program. Amal wahdan, human rights activist out of ramonla, and ali salam, editor in chief, baser press out of tehran. Well, thank you both for being with me. Im going to start this off in ramala and aman. The regime can kill tens of thousands of people in real time. It can destroy all. Infrastructure, it can prevent food and supplies from entering gaza and starve the population to death. Now the regime can kill patients and hospitals and destroy those structures. Are there any red lines for the regime on what it cannot do against palestinians . Um, um, actually, its not only this regime that is waging this war again