Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s “Bigotry” after Headlining a Conference of Bigots
At the Islamic Society of North America, anti-Semitism is on the agenda.
February 27, 2020
Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s “Bigotry” after Headlining a Conference of Bigots
At the Islamic Society of North America, anti-Semitism is on the agenda.
The Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has declared that he won’t attend the annual conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which begins this Sunday, because of the “platform [it] provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.” While Sanders has no qualms about libeling AIPAC—until recently a regular stop for political candidates of both parties—he has never attended one of its gatherings. Last year, however, he was the speaker for the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America, where, writes Asra Normani, no small amount of bigotry was given a platform:
February 27, 2020
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