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Sat May 28, 2016, 02:27 PM May 2016

Will Sanders ever regret his choice of representatives to the DNC?

Yes, I know, on this page we try to stay away from clear political and I/P views.

And yet, to have Cornel West who posted this on Facebook in 2014 during Israel’s last war with Hamas. “Let us not be deceived,” he wrote. “The Israeli massacre of innocent Palestinians, especially the precious children, is a crime against humanity! The rockets of Hamas indeed are morally wrong and politically ineffective—but these crimes pale in the face of the U.S. supported Israeli slaughters of innocent civilians.”

Or Zogby, active in Palestinian rights and BDS promoter.

Does Sanders realize that the line between being anti Israel and anti Semitism is very thin? Even if he stands up condemning Israeli government and the occupation, how long does he think it will help him? Especially with his history of working in Kibbutz as a young man?

Some will always borrow the idea of a "Jewish blood" that cannot be corrected or atoned.

Sigh..

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Will Sanders ever regret his choice of representatives to the DNC? (Original Post) question everything May 2016 OP
Pretty much my only issue with Bernie MosheFeingold Jun 2016 #1

MosheFeingold

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1. Pretty much my only issue with Bernie
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 05:12 PM
Jun 2016

Is he is a borderline Satmar on his hostility to the modern state of Israel and also pretty generally hostile to observant Jewish people and traditions. I don't get that, at all. He's almost old enough to remember when most all of the Jewish people were almost eliminated from this Earth.

He should be able to remember the reason Israel was forced into re-existence.

In sum, Cornell West probably fairly represents Bernie on this issue. And I don't care for either man's position.

I don't put Israel first in my voting, but it is a consideration.

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