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SvennoJ on 07 February 2024
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zeldaring said:
SvennoJ said:

Kudos to Bernie Sanders, keep it up

Senator Bernie Sanders decries influence of pro-Israel lobby groups on US politics

Sanders has slammed “lobbying groups like AIPAC [the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee] and Christians United for Israel [CUFI]” for using their considerable financial resources to advance “unquestioning support for Israel’s right-wing government”.

In remarks to a US think tank on Tuesday, Sanders said that AIPAC is expected to spend about $100m in a push to remove progressive candidates who have spoken in favour of Palestinian rights during the upcoming election cycle. “The message was clear: if you criticize Netanyahu, you will be targeted,” Sanders said, linking the influence of lobbying groups that promote the interests of governments such as Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the larger issue of the role that money plays in US politics.

At least he is trying, but i hate how he makes hamas so evil and disgusting yet isreal which has been doing  Genocide for  3 months is just a fascist government.  

If you don't you'll be dismissed as anti-semitic by default in the US. Here in Canada as well. Sarah Jama is still not re-instated, was ousted from local government here for saying the conflict started long before October 7th and not condemming Hamas enough. And there are many other stories of people being fired, suspended, cancelled for not condemning Hamas enough and being critical of Israel.

If you're not careful with your words and repeat you condemn Hamas before anything else you want to say, people dismiss you by default...

The grip of Israel is tight on the US, anti-zionism has been declared as anti-semitism in congress. University presidents have been called to congress and sacked for not suspending pro-palestinian student organizations, saying 'from the river to the sea Palestine shall be free' is a hate crime.

So I understand why he is tip toeing around that 'line'. What disappoints me is that he doesn't push harder for a ceasefire.