Pair of Senate Democrats charge Israel with ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians

A pair of Senate Democrats are accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of overseeing a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against Palestinians, raising urgent alarm as Israel begins its takeover of Gaza City and threatens to annex parts of the West Bank. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) said they came to their...