US Senator Chris Van Hollen: It’s time for the United States to tell Israel: “If you continue to ignore us, there will be consequences.” »
US Senator Chris Van Hollen said it was time for the Biden administration to tell Israel: “If you continue to ignore us, there will be consequences.”
Senator Van Hollen, who is one of seven senators (out of 100) who have called for a permanent ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, told host Steve Clemons that the surprise Hamas attack last year “does not justify the humanitarian catastrophe we are witnessing”. in Gaza.”
The Democratic senator from Maryland said the United States must use “every lever of our power and influence” to allow more aid to reach starving Palestinians.