The latest on Bernie Sanders, a Jewish Senator from Vermont.
The latest on Bernie Sanders, a Jewish Senator from Vermont.
The latest on Bernie Sanders, a Jewish Senator from Vermont.
The latest on Bernie Sanders, a Jewish Senator from Vermont.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five Democratic presidential candidates said they would reenter the Iran nuclear deal that President Donald Trump abandoned last year. Al-Monitor, a Middle East news site, solicited the Democratic candidates about whether they would rejoin the deal. The five who said they would are Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, and Kamala Harris,…
(JTA) — A campaign aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized for a Facebook post in which she suggested that American Jews have a dual loyalty to Israel. Politico reported that Belen Sisa made the comment as part of a discussion in a Facebook thread in which she said that she supports Rep. Ilhan Omar in…
Democratic presidential candidates Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday stood behind Representative Ilhan Omar as she continues to face backlash for her controversial comments about pro-Israel groups and politicians, CNN reported. While the Minnesota congresswoman’s comments have been called anti-Semitic, Sanders said criticism of her is actually about ending a discussion…
(JTA) — A Republican Party organization in northwestern Minnesota has come under fire for a Facebook post comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders to Adolf Hitler. The Clay County Republican Party later apologized and deleted the post, which it said was shared by a volunteer. The post included side-by-side photos of Sanders and Hitler and compared several…
Senator Bernie Sanders, a frontrunner in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential domination, stands as an central figure on the American left. Despite being elected as an Independent, his influence on the Democratic Party since his 2016 presidential run has been transformative. Even Democratic “centrists” in the 2020 field — such as Kamala Harris…
When arguments about Israel became the central issue in a mundane election for low-level California Democratic Party posts last month, things got weird. There were secret votes, bruised feelings, a cameo by Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign co-chair – and a preview of how the shifting Democratic discourse on Israel could make for a difficult year…
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign manager will be American Civil Liberties Union national political director Faiz Shakir, the Daily Beast reported Tuesday. The move means that Sanders, who in 2016 became the most successful Jewish presidential candidate in American history, will have his campaign steered by the first-ever Muslim presidential campaign manager. Shakir is a…
The difference between Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and his 2020 campaign? “This time, we’re gonna win,” he told CBS on Tuesday morning, shortly after announcing his bid for candidacy. What won’t be any different? The onslaught of online takes about Sanders, particularly on Twitter. Seeking the 2016 Democratic nomination, Sanders was defeated by Hillary…
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