Pete Buttigieg on Selling Weapons to Israel: ‘We See Images Every Day that Shock the Conscience’

FAVREAU More than half ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrats just voted ░░░░░░░░ oppose the sale of ░░░░░░░░ half a billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ of U S bombs ░░░░░░░░ guns to Israel Would ░░░░░░░░ have voted to oppose ░░░░░░░░ those weapons Buttigieg I ░░░░░░░░ we need to insist ░░░░░░░░ if American taxpayer funding ░░░░░░░░ going to weaponry that ░░░░░░░░ going to Israel that ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ that shock the conscience ░░░░░░░░ look we see images ░░░░░░░░ day that shock the ░░░░░░░░ So much of this ░░░░░░░░ complicated but what s ░░░░░░░░ complicated is that if ░░░░░░░░ child is starving because ░░░░░░░░ a choice made by ░░░░░░░░ government that is unconscionable ░░░░░░░░ we I think especially ░░░░░░░░ voices who care about ░░░░░░░░ who believe in Israel ░░░░░░░░ right to exist who ░░░░░░░░ stood with Israel in ░░░░░░░░ to the unbelievable cruelty ░░░░░░░░ terrorism of October 7th ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ why so many of ░░░░░░░░ voices are speaking up ░░░░░░░░ too Because this is ░░░░░░░░ just something that is ░░░░░░░░ its face and in ░░░░░░░░ a moral catastrophe It ░░░░░░░░ also a catastrophe for ░░░░░░░░ for the long run ░░░░░░░░ How do you think ░░░░░░░░ next administration should handle ░░░░░░░░ relationship with Israel Do ░░░░░░░░ think it should change ░░░░░░░░ on what Netanyahu has ░░░░░░░░ the last several years ░░░░░░░░ Well certainly Netanyahu can ░░░░░░░░ be the only voice ░░░░░░░░ the only compass for ░░░░░░░░ should happen in the ░░░░░░░░ S Israel relationship And ░░░░░░░░ know 0 no matter ░░░░░░░░ strongly or especially because ░░░░░░░░ how strongly you might ░░░░░░░░ in Israel s right ░░░░░░░░ exist and defend itself ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ excuses for the choices ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu is making especially ░░░░░░░░ they are often made ░░░░░░░░ only in the name ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli people but ░░░░░░░░ the name of a ░░░░░░░░ S alliance I think ░░░░░░░░ we as Israel s ░░░░░░░░ ally and friend you ░░░░░░░░ your arm around your ░░░░░░░░ when there s something ░░░░░░░░ this going on and ░░░░░░░░ about what we re ░░░░░░░░ to do together And ░░░░░░░░ cannot be certainly cannot ░░░░░░░░ what we see right ░░░░░░░░ from this administration and ░░░░░░░░ president talking about beachfront ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza before he ░░░░░░░░ prepared to talk about ░░░░░░░░ suffering in Gaza FAVREAU ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ to recognize a Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ Buttigieg I think that ░░░░░░░░ s a that s ░░░░░░░░ profound question that arouses ░░░░░░░░ lot of the biggest ░░░░░░░░ that have happened with ░░░░░░░░ s right to survival ░░░░░░░░ the diplomatic scene And ░░░░░░░░ of the people who ░░░░░░░░ taken that step historically ░░░░░░░░ done so for different ░░░░░░░░ than what we see ░░░░░░░░ with European countries I ░░░░░░░░ we need to step ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ whatever it takes to ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ two state solution and ░░░░░░░░ no one not even ░░░░░░░░ likes of Netanyahu can ░░░░░░░░ the international community s ░░░░░░░░ to a two state ░░░░░░░░ where you have Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ Israelis living with safety ░░░░░░░░ security with rights I ░░░░░░░░ that can happen but ░░░░░░░░ have to actually show ░░░░░░░░ commitment to it.”