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Discussion on moral implications of war and aid

Discussion on moral implications of war and aid

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HamasIsraelBenjamin Netanyahuwar crimesaid policy
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Ally. And I do understand the challenges, and I have very real challenges with, with Hamas. I mean, again, as someone who has served overseas, I know who, who Hamas is, and I know who Hamas is not. And Hamas is not a legitimate negotiating partner. But I also know that as we're thinking about this work going forward, we have to be able to be honest about the challenges we find ourselves in, the role that, that these decisions by Bibi Netanyahu and some of these folks have caused us. And I think it is time that we are being very clear that our aid supports is not an unconditional frame to any country around the world. Last one on this. You called Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal. I wanted to ask, do you think he oversaw a genocide in Gaza? Well, I know what I know, and I know what I was trained on. Right. And I know we were trained very clearly on what war crimes are because we were trained not to do them and that there would be accountability if these things happened. And I do think that under, under the leadership and direction from Bibi Netanyahu, I think there have been war crimes. And I think you're looking at whether it is Gaza, whether it is the West Bank. I think there have been some incredibly troubling lines that have been crossed, you know, in terms of, you know, genocide, I frankly think that's illegal term and something that I think also has policy implications. So, you know, I speak to what I know. I know what war crimes look like, and I do think those lines have been crossed. Okay. 70% or more, depending on the poll of Democrats, believe that Israel committed the genocide in Gaza. Have also framed it as a moral question. I hear you making a distinction between that and saying, focusing on the legal framework. Yeah, well, I can tell my morality continues to remind me that when you're doing things like pulling back food for families and children, there is a moral line that has been crossed. And I know that not just from my training, but from my morality when I'm, when I'm looking at things like aid and supports that are supposed to be going to those who are defenseless, that that is not just a legal, but those are moral lines that have, that have also been crossed. I want to ask about our last two issues that we frequently heard about, AI and data centers and immigration. First, first on data centers. They had a horrible night overall. But I still hear a lot of Democrats say that AI has a place in the economy of tomorrow.
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