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Breaking News Sanders, Bloomberg take the heat and present contrasts on Israel in latest Democratic debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has handily won two of the first three Democratic primary contests, came into the debate with the most momentum — and was the biggest target over the course of the night. Sanders and Bloomberg, both of whom would be the first Jewish president, also presented differing views on Israel. Within the…
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Opinion Editorial | Bernie Sanders is making a mistake. He should speak at AIPAC.
I’m going to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington next week, and Senator Bernie Sanders should too. I’m not going because I agree with everything AIPAC says or does — of course not. I’m going because it’s the largest annual gathering of American Jews, a group that Sanders says he is…
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Fast Forward Former Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders
(JTA) — Marianne Williamson, a Jewish writer and self-help guru whose run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination failed to gain strength, has endorsed Bernie Sanders. Williamson offered her support during an appearance Sunday at a Sanders rally in Austin, Texas. “We’re being told oh, it can’t happen. He can’t beat (President Donald) Trump. Bernie…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders slammed for not attending AIPAC
Different American Jewish organizations are turning to Twitter to criticize presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for declining to attend AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference. Sanders announced Sunday that he would skip the conference, saying he is “concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights.”…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg office vandalized, campaign blames Sanders’ ‘Trump-like rhetoric’
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s Chicago campaign office was vandalized with the words “racist,” sexist,” “GOP” and “oligarch” on Sunday, an act that Bloomberg’s campaign manager blamed on rival Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “willingness to condone and promote Trump-like rhetoric.” Several Bloomberg campaign offices around the country have been defaced in the last month,…
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Opinion Debate | Is Bernie Sanders good for the Jews?
After sailing to victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucus, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has emerged as the clear frontrunner in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. It’s a historic moment for American Jews; Sanders is the first Jew to get this far. But American Jewish voters could hardly be more divided over his success. For…
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Fast Forward Expressing concern about ‘bigotry,’ Bernie Sanders says he’ll skip AIPAC
(JTA) — After weeks of skirting questions about whether he would attend the annual conference held by AIPAC, the most influential Israel lobby group in the United States, Bernie Sanders has declared his intentions: No, he won’t go, and not because his schedule won’t allow it. In a two-tweet statement Sunday afternoon, Sanders said he…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders wins decisive victory in Nevada caucuses
(JTA) — Bernie Sanders swept to victory in the Nevada caucuses, becoming the undisputed front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, finished Saturday’s caucus with about 47 percent of the vote, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden with 19 percent and, in third place, former South Bend, Indiana mayor,…
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