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Fast Forward Senate declines to consider Bernie Sanders bill to review whether Israel follows US human rights law
Sanders was a vocal defender of Israel's war effort at first but has grown more critical of the campaign
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Culture Bernie Sanders finds a new role in the Senate — Jewish summer camp counselor
The longtime pacifist chastised a senator and a Teamster
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Fast Forward In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas cease-fire stance
Sanders later distanced himself from the pro-Israel lobby, in the latest example of how a fissure among progressives is affecting politics
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Opinion What Jewish law says about Dianne Feinstein, Bernie Sanders and how old is too old
Respect for our elders is a central value. So is looking out for their best interests.
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders boycotted President Herzog’s speech to protest Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians
Sanders joined five members of the 'Squad' who skipped the speech to mark the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Israel alliance
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Culture Ben Shapiro called Bernie Sanders a ham sandwich — what kind of sandwich would he be?
Meticulously kosher but entirely out of step with Jewish tradition, the Shapiro sandwich is a hot mess
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Fast Forward Leading candidate for Congress invokes Jewish grandfather’s Holocaust murder
Becca Balint, a progressive candidate in the race for Vermont’s sole House seat, attributed her public service to growing up in a family affected by the Holocaust
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News Bernie Sanders went to ‘war’ with AIPAC. Now the pro-Israel lobby is pushing back.
‘Bernie can‘t accept the fact that a majority of progressive Democrats in America are pro-Israel,’ said Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for United Democracy Project
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