US Senator Bernie Sanders to Netanyahu: It's not anti-Semitism for you to be held accountable for your actions.

No, Mr. Netanyahu, it is neither anti-Semitic nor pro-Hamas to point out that in just over six months, your extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 78,000, 70% of whom are women and children. It is not anti-Semitic to state that your bombings have completely destroyed more than 221,000 housing units in Gaza, leaving over a million people homeless—almost half the population. It is not anti-Semitic to note that your government has obliterated Gaza's civilian infrastructure, including electricity, water, and sewage systems. It is not anti-Semitic to recognize that your government has annihilated Gaza's healthcare system, putting 26 hospitals out of service and killing more than 400 healthcare workers. It is not anti-Semitic to condemn your government's destruction of all 12 of Gaza's universities and 56 of its schools, with hundreds more damaged, leaving 625,000 students without educational opportunities. It is not anti-Semitic to agree with virtually every humanitarian organization in stating that your government, in violation of American law, has unreasonably blocked humanitarian aid coming into Gaza, creating conditions in which so many thousands of children face malnutrition and famine..

Mr. Netanyahu, anti-Semitism is a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has caused unspeakable harm to millions of people. However, please do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government. Do not use anti-Semitism as a shield to deflect attention from the criminal indictment you are facing in Israeli courts. It is not anti-Semitic to hold you accountable for your actions.