Sen. Warren slams Netanyahu on Gaza, urges end to US funding Israel’s war
'Starving Palestinian children and killing innocent people isn't enough for Netanyahu,' Elizabeth Warren says
Diyar Guldogan |09.08.2025 - TRT/AA
WASHINGTON
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of prioritizing personal political power over peace as she demanded an end to US funding for Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
"Starving Palestinian children and killing innocent people isn't enough for Netanyahu. Now, he wants to control all of Gaza.
"He no longer even pretends that this is about bringing the hostages home. For Netanyahu, it's all about holding onto his power," Warren wrote on X.
Her remarks came after the Prime Minister’s Office said the army will prepare for "taking control" of Gaza City. Netanyahu said Israel's "goal is not to take over Gaza, but to free Gaza from Hamas and enable a peaceful government to be established there."
"The U.S. cannot send one penny more to Israel to fund this war," Warren stressed.
Israel has faced mounting outrage for its destructive war on Gaza, where more than 61,300 victims have been killed since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave and brought it to the verge of famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
US senator blasts Trump on Gaza policy
'Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse,' says Bernie Sanders
Diyar Güldoğan | 09.08.2025 - TRT/AA
WASHINGTON
US Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced President Donald Trump's support on Friday for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and vowed to oppose further funding.
"Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse," Sanders wrote in a scathing rebuke on X of former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.
The American people, Democrats, Republicans and Independents, do not want to continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars to starve children, he said.
His remarks came after the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army will prepare for "taking control" of Gaza City.
Netanyahu said Israel's "goal is not to take over Gaza, but to free Gaza from Hamas and enable a peaceful government to be established there."
"Not another penny for Netanyahu's war machine," Sanders stressed.
The US Senate rejected two resolutions last week that were introduced by Sanders to block arms sales to Israel amid starvation in Gaza.
A record number of Senate Democrats, more than half of the caucus, voted in favor of the resolutions.
Israel has been facing mounting outrage for its destructive war on Gaza, where more than 61,300 victims have been killed since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave and brought it to the verge of famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
'Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse,' says Bernie Sanders
Diyar Güldoğan | 09.08.2025 - TRT/AA
WASHINGTON
US Sen. Bernie Sanders denounced President Donald Trump's support on Friday for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and vowed to oppose further funding.
"Biden was wrong about his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump is even worse," Sanders wrote in a scathing rebuke on X of former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.
The American people, Democrats, Republicans and Independents, do not want to continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars to starve children, he said.
His remarks came after the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army will prepare for "taking control" of Gaza City.
Netanyahu said Israel's "goal is not to take over Gaza, but to free Gaza from Hamas and enable a peaceful government to be established there."
"Not another penny for Netanyahu's war machine," Sanders stressed.
The US Senate rejected two resolutions last week that were introduced by Sanders to block arms sales to Israel amid starvation in Gaza.
A record number of Senate Democrats, more than half of the caucus, voted in favor of the resolutions.
Israel has been facing mounting outrage for its destructive war on Gaza, where more than 61,300 victims have been killed since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave and brought it to the verge of famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
JD Vance questions Britain’s Palestinian statehood plan, rules out US recognition
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Vice President JD Vance, right, talks with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting at Chevening House in Kent, England, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.AP/PTI
US Vice President JD Vance met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at Chevening, the almost 400-year-old red-brick mansion set in 3,000 acres of gardens that serves as the British foreign secretary’s official country residence.
The two leaders discussed global economics, the Israel-Hamas war, and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Appearing before reporters ahead of their talks, Vance addressed Britain’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza.
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He questioned what such recognition would mean “given the lack of a functional government there” and reiterated that the United States had no plans to recognise a Palestinian state.
Vance said Washington and London shared common goals in the Middle East but acknowledged “some disagreements” on how to achieve them.
Britain, alongside France and Canada, has declared its intention to recognise Palestine to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Asked whether US President Donald Trump had been informed of Israel’s intent to occupy Gaza City, Vance declined to comment, adding, “If it was easy to bring peace to that region of the world, it would have been done already.”
The meeting came as the United States and the United Kingdom remain at odds over how to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
While Trump has focused on bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders have stressed that Ukraine must be involved in any peace negotiations.
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On Thursday, Putin said he hoped to meet Trump next week, a day before Trump’s deadline for Moscow to show progress in ending the nearly three-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
Trade was also on the agenda, with Britain seeking favourable terms for steel and aluminium exports to the US and both sides working out details of a broader trade deal announced in late June.
Earlier on Friday, Vance and Lammy went fishing in the lake behind Chevening House, appearing relaxed in blue button-down shirts and sharing a laugh.
Vance joked that “the one strain on the special relationship” was that all his children caught fish but the British foreign minister had not.
Lammy later posted on X that “before beginning our bilateral, the Vice President gave me fishing tips, Kentucky style.”
About two dozen protesters gathered near the entrance to Chevening, some waving Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyeh scarves. One held a sign with a meme mocking Vance.
Despite coming from opposite political traditions — Lammy from the left-leaning Labour Party and Vance a conservative Republican aligned with Trump’s “America First” agenda — the two men have formed a personal connection over their hardscrabble childhoods and Christian faith.
Lammy told The Guardian that he considers Vance a friend, recalling a Catholic Mass at the Vance home in Washington earlier this year and a meeting in Rome during the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in May.
After two nights at Chevening, Vance and his family will travel to the Cotswolds, a picturesque region covering about 800 square miles across five counties in western England.
Known for its quaint villages, stone cottages and rural scenery, the area has become a favourite among wealthy Americans.
British media report that the family has rented a house in Charlbury, 12 miles west of Oxford.
Socialite and journalist Plum Sykes described the village as “very fashionable” and said, “There’s been this mass exodus from America to the Cotswolds. Americans just cannot get over the charm. Then power and money attract power and money.”
The trip, described by a source familiar with the planning as a working visit, will include official engagements, fundraising events, cultural visits, and meetings with US troops.
It follows heightened transatlantic tensions, domestic political shifts in both countries, and growing attention on Vance’s role in the Trump administration.
(With inputs from AP, Reuters)
CANADA GOT TARIFFED FOR DOING WHAT UK DID
Vance said Washington and London shared common goals in the Middle East but acknowledged 'some disagreements' on how to achieve them
Our Web Desk & Agencies
Published 08.08.25
Vice President JD Vance, right, talks with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting at Chevening House in Kent, England, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.AP/PTI
US Vice President JD Vance met with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at Chevening, the almost 400-year-old red-brick mansion set in 3,000 acres of gardens that serves as the British foreign secretary’s official country residence.
The two leaders discussed global economics, the Israel-Hamas war, and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Appearing before reporters ahead of their talks, Vance addressed Britain’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza.
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He questioned what such recognition would mean “given the lack of a functional government there” and reiterated that the United States had no plans to recognise a Palestinian state.
Vance said Washington and London shared common goals in the Middle East but acknowledged “some disagreements” on how to achieve them.
Britain, alongside France and Canada, has declared its intention to recognise Palestine to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Asked whether US President Donald Trump had been informed of Israel’s intent to occupy Gaza City, Vance declined to comment, adding, “If it was easy to bring peace to that region of the world, it would have been done already.”
The meeting came as the United States and the United Kingdom remain at odds over how to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
While Trump has focused on bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders have stressed that Ukraine must be involved in any peace negotiations.
Also Read
Global outcry as Israel moves to seize Gaza; leaders warn of catastrophic humanitarian fallout
On Thursday, Putin said he hoped to meet Trump next week, a day before Trump’s deadline for Moscow to show progress in ending the nearly three-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
Trade was also on the agenda, with Britain seeking favourable terms for steel and aluminium exports to the US and both sides working out details of a broader trade deal announced in late June.
Earlier on Friday, Vance and Lammy went fishing in the lake behind Chevening House, appearing relaxed in blue button-down shirts and sharing a laugh.
Vance joked that “the one strain on the special relationship” was that all his children caught fish but the British foreign minister had not.
Lammy later posted on X that “before beginning our bilateral, the Vice President gave me fishing tips, Kentucky style.”
About two dozen protesters gathered near the entrance to Chevening, some waving Palestinian flags and wearing keffiyeh scarves. One held a sign with a meme mocking Vance.
Despite coming from opposite political traditions — Lammy from the left-leaning Labour Party and Vance a conservative Republican aligned with Trump’s “America First” agenda — the two men have formed a personal connection over their hardscrabble childhoods and Christian faith.
Lammy told The Guardian that he considers Vance a friend, recalling a Catholic Mass at the Vance home in Washington earlier this year and a meeting in Rome during the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in May.
After two nights at Chevening, Vance and his family will travel to the Cotswolds, a picturesque region covering about 800 square miles across five counties in western England.
Known for its quaint villages, stone cottages and rural scenery, the area has become a favourite among wealthy Americans.
British media report that the family has rented a house in Charlbury, 12 miles west of Oxford.
Socialite and journalist Plum Sykes described the village as “very fashionable” and said, “There’s been this mass exodus from America to the Cotswolds. Americans just cannot get over the charm. Then power and money attract power and money.”
The trip, described by a source familiar with the planning as a working visit, will include official engagements, fundraising events, cultural visits, and meetings with US troops.
It follows heightened transatlantic tensions, domestic political shifts in both countries, and growing attention on Vance’s role in the Trump administration.
(With inputs from AP, Reuters)
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