BOSTON – Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren mentioned she was “horrified” by video of the Hamas October 7 attacks she and different senators noticed final week.
The video montage comprised of physique cam, mobile phone and dashboard movies Hamas took throughout the assaults.
“It was the reminder of what I’ve already seen – and that is how private this conflict is. It is not a distant factor of numbers,” Warren mentioned. “I speak to people in Massachusetts just about every single day. I speak to Israelis who misplaced household, who’ve had those who have been hostages. I’ve talked with Palestinians who’ve misplaced relations, who’re making an attempt to get info, making an attempt to assist folks to get out of Gaza. And for everybody, it is about how actual this is.”
Warren, who helps a two-state solution, mentioned folks really feel remoted and like they can not converse out. Warren says she desires to see an extension of the cease-fire that was in place, permitting hostages to be launched and humanitarian support to be introduced into Gaza.
“A two-state solution of lasting peace. That is the path we have got to go in,” Warren mentioned. She added that a profitable two-state solution would imply eradicating Hamas from energy and putting in a new authorities to symbolize Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has additionally labored to undermine a two-state solution Warren mentioned. “The Israelis deserve a chief who is going to work towards peace, going to work towards safety for each Palestinians and for Israelis.
Warren additionally spoke about a invoice she is sponsoring that will regulate the crypto market, legal guidelines she mentioned are needed. “Consider it this way,” Warren mentioned, “Proper now, there are money-laundering guidelines so that you which you can’t use the monetary system to have the option to finance unlawful actions. They apply to banks. They apply to bank cards. They apply to gold merchants. They apply to stockbrokers. They apply to just about each that we transfer worth, each nationally and internationally. Guess who they do not apply to? They do not apply to crypto.”
Warren mentioned Hamas has used cryptocurrency to finance it is actions, and that Iran, North Korea and Russia have additionally used crypto to evade sanctions. Ransomware is additionally financed by crypto, Warren mentioned. As for opponents who say rules will kill the business, Warren mentioned, “I’ve to say, with respect, if you happen to can’t survive as an business with out supporting the drug traffickers and the terrorists and the crypto criminals, then that is a downside, however it’s not a downside the remainder of us ought to say let’s give an avenue for drug traffickers and the terrorists to use.”
As for synthetic intelligence and Huge Tech, Warren says she desires to see rules that defend the security and privateness of individuals.
“No person elected Elon Musk to go run our international coverage or to run what has turn into a large a part of our communications,” Warren mentioned. “What I would love to see, for instance, is a little extra regulation that will get a little extra competitors into the space. And with a little competitors so the greatest guys don’t get to dominate the entire subject. Sure, I’m Amazon. And, sure, I am Meta. And, sure, I’m X.”