Will Bernie Sanders Drive a Wedge between American Jews and Israel?
His campaign has already done much to label the Jewish state “right-wing” and “racist.”
March 2, 2020
Will Bernie Sanders Drive a Wedge between American Jews and Israel?
His campaign has already done much to label the Jewish state “right-wing” and “racist.”
While Bernie Sanders is not the only Democratic presidential candidate who declined to attend the annual conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he is the only one who explained that he would not do so because the organization serves as a platform “for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.” (Elizabeth Warren tacitly endorsed a similar statement.) Alex Joffe examines the implications these statements may have if Sanders wins the nomination:
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