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Fast Forward ‘Even though he’s a Jew’ Sanders is honorable, said Imam who spoke at Sanders rally
An imam who spoke at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Michigan once said that he thought Sanders was an honorable man, “even though he is a Jew.” Imam Sayed Hassan Qazwini of the Islamic Institute of America was one of several figures who spoke before Sanders at a rally in Dearborn, Mich. on Saturday….
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News Jews will vote for Sanders against Trump, but many won’t like it. Why?
Four years ago, Loren Selig was thrilled to support Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for the Democratic nomination for president. Now, not so much. Like Sanders, she’s a New York transplant to New England and a passionate progressive. In 2016, she saw his emphasis on people caring for one another as very Jewish. But this…
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Fast Forward I saw a Nazi flag at a Sanders rally and I had to act — for my Jewish dad
Editor’s note: A teenaged boy and a friend tore down the Nazi flag a protestor unfurled at Thursday’s Bernie Sanders rally in Phoenix. This is the teenager’s account of the event, lightly edited for clarity. He spoke on the condition of anonymity out of concerns for his personal safety. I decided to go to the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Nazi flag unfurls as Bernie Sanders says hello at rally in Arizona
Editor’s Note: Read an interview with one of the rally participants who encountered the man with the flag here. Updated 2:30 p.m. A protester disrupted Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign rally in Phoenix on Thursday by waving a Nazi flag. “It was absolutely wild,” Brianna Westbrook, a national surrogate for the Sanders campaign, told The Washington…
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Fast Forward Alan Gross says Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during prison visit
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Alan Gross, who was imprisoned in Cuba for five years for trying to connect its Jewish community to the internet, said Bernie Sanders praised Cuba during a prison visit. “He said, quote: ‘I don’t know what’s so wrong with this country,’” Gross, 70, told NPR in a story posted Wednesday. Gross, who…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders says pro-Israel lobby has ‘a lot of money,’ ‘a lot of power’
(JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said the pro-Israel lobby has “a lot of money; they have a lot of power” in a television interview. Sanders was responding to a question on the CBS News program “Face the Nation” from moderator Margaret Brennan, who asked the Vermont senator if he sees a “a political…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar ‘one of the greatest people I know’: Sanders at Super Tuesday rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned with Rep. Ilhan Omar in Virginia on Saturday, where the presidential candidate called the controversial congresswoman “one of the greatest people I know,” Patch reported. The two of them will also be campaigning together in Minnesota on Monday night. Virginia is one of the 15 states and territories that will be…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg at AIPAC attacks Sanders for boycotting conference
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Mike Bloomberg, the only Democratic presidential candidate to attend the AIPAC policy conference this year in person, attacked Bernie Sanders for boycotting the event, drawing loud applause on Monday. “Senator Sanders has spent 30 years boycotting this event,” Bloomberg, the former New York mayor, said of his rival in the race for…
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