Overview
- Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Bloomberg that Benjamin Netanyahu led Israel and the United States down a road that, in her words, created a genocide in Gaza.
- She said she cannot make a formal legal finding on genocide but added there is no doubt Gaza has been demolished.
- Reporting tied to her remarks describes widespread damage to civilian infrastructure across Gaza, including homes, hospitals and schools over the past two years.
- Sherman faulted leaders in both U.S. political parties for failing to foster stability in the Middle East and warned that Iran would not capitulate in cease-fire talks.
- Her comments echo a UN investigation that in September concluded Israel committed genocide and track with earlier U.S. dissent, including a July 2024 letter from a dozen former officials alleging American complicity.