US senator says Israel becoming ‘pariah state,’ urges halt to American military aid – Middle East Monitor

US Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that Israel is “becoming almost a pariah state” over its war in Gaza and urged the US to halt military aid to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, accusing it of committing war crimes, Anadolu reports.

Asked if he believes in the notion of Israel as a Jewish state during CNN’s “State of the Union” program, Sanders said he does, but added Netanyahu’s actions have eroded global goodwill.

“What the…