John Fetterman dismisses Bernie Sanders' criticisms of Netanyahu after Israel pager attacks

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and praised Israel for its recent attacks on Hezbollah.

"Every time a deal appears close, Netanyahu moves the goalpost introducing new demands and torpedoing the deal. It is clear to me that Netanyahu is prolonging the war in order to cling to power," Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont, said on the Senate floor.

A senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News this week that Israel is behind the explosions of pagers used by members of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Fetterman was asked if he agreed with Sanders' criticisms.

"No. Not at all. I want to be very clear, I thought what Israel chose to do about blowing up the pagers, walkie-talkies and then after targeting and eliminating membership and leadership of Hezbollah, I absolutely support that. In fact, if anything, I love it," Fetterman responded.

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"And Israel demonstrated that they will not allow terrorists not to be held accountable, and I fully support that and it’s not about nothing, like what my colleague has said," Fetterman said.

Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took aim at Israel following the pager attacks.

"Israel’s pager attack in Lebanon detonated thousands of handheld devices across of a