Bernie Sanders’ Turn against Israel, and What It Means for the Democrats
The senator’s positions will define debate for his party in 2020.
June 18, 2018
Bernie Sanders’ Turn against Israel, and What It Means for the Democrats
The senator’s positions will define debate for his party in 2020.
After making a surprisingly good showing in his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Bernie Sanders has become a leading figure in his party’s left wing—which has always been the segment least supportive of Israel. Jonathan Tobin notes that Sanders’ recent public statements and videos posted on his official Twitter account suggest Sanders himself is moving from a tepid sympathy toward the Jewish state to outright hostility:
June 18, 2018
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