Bernie Sanders urges Israel not to act on ‘rage and revenge’ as US did after 9/11

Bernie Sanders urges Israel not act on 'rage and revenge' as US did after 9/11Source: US Congress

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00:00 President, many Israelis are now understandably furious and they want to strike back forcefully.

00:09 I think we can all understand that.

00:12 But rage and revenge do not make useful policy.

00:19 And here in the United States, after the attack on 9/11 in this country, we acted with rage

00:27 and revenge and I think many people now understand that that was a horrific mistake.

00:35 Mr. President, killing innocent Palestinian women and children in Gaza will not bring

00:42 back to life the innocent Israeli women and children who have been killed by Hamas.

00:51 Like any other country, Israel has the right to defend itself and destroy Hamas terrorism.

00:57 But it does not have the right to kill thousands of innocent men, women and children in Gaza.

01:05 Israel does not have the right to endanger the lives of millions of Palestinians, half

01:11 of whom are children, by shutting off water, food, fuel and electricity.