Democratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont is now calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war on Hamas.
AdvertisementDemocratic Rep. Becca Balint of Vermont on Thursday became the first Jewish member of Congress to call for a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas.
"What is needed right now is an immediate break in violence to allow for a true negotiated cease-fire," Balint wrote in an op-ed for VTDigger, a local news site in her home state.
Advertisement"I do not claim to know how to solve every aspect of this decades-long conflict," wrote Balint.
"Even with Hamas operations intentionally embedded among civilians, Israel cannot bomb targets in densely populated areas," wrote Balint.
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