Warren in US Senate: "Israel's Actions Will Be Judged as 'Genocide'"

Criticism of WCK Relief Truck Airstrike Incident
Recently, Pelosi Also Urged Suspension of Weapon Support

U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could classify Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip as 'genocide,' CNN reported on the 9th (local time).

According to the report, Senator Warren said last week at the Boston Islamic Center, "What Israel is doing is wrong." She added, "From a legal standpoint, I believe there is sufficient evidence for the ICJ to consider Israel's actions as genocide."

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren [Photo by Yonhap News]

She also criticized, saying, "Starving children to enforce one's will is wrong," and "Dropping 2,000-pound (907 kg) bombs on densely populated civilian areas is unacceptable." She continued, "We need to discern the right and wrong of what is happening now to make effective arguments," and added, "I hope people move away from the exhausting debates that label things politically."

However, regarding Senator Warren's remarks, her spokesperson defended to Politico, saying, "She was referring to the ongoing legal proceedings at the ICJ, not expressing a personal opinion on whether genocide is occurring in the Gaza Strip." Earlier, in January, the ICJ ordered Israel to take measures to prevent all acts prohibited by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), including killing and causing serious physical and mental harm to Palestinian residents.

This is not the first time Senator Warren has voiced criticism of Israel. On the 1st, after seven relief workers from the international aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed by an Israeli military airstrike in the Gaza Strip, she urged on X (formerly Twitter), "Relief workers must be protected," and called on "the Netanyahu government to stop indiscriminate bombings and immediately pursue a ceasefire and large-scale humanitarian aid."

Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House and a prominent figure in U.S. politics, recently signed a public letter from Democratic lawmakers urging the Biden administration to halt arms support to Israel. With Pelosi, who is considered a Biden ally, joining the calls for changes in Biden's policy toward Israel, some analysts suggest that critical voices regarding Biden's policy line are becoming mainstream within the Democratic Party.

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