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    8 months ago

    Bernie is a Zionist. What are you talking about? Yes, he eventually called for a ceasefire (as late as Dec. 10 he refused to call for a permanent ceasefire), but he’s never said anything remotely anti-Zionist. He’s repeatedly declared Israel’s right to defend it’s settler-colonial apartheid self.

    He’s also campaigning for Biden while Biden actively ships 2,000 lb bombs to Israel to use in Gaza.

    Bernie isn’t progressive. He’s betrayed the people and children of Gaza, supporting one of the chief defenders and supporters of their genocide.

    During a presidential debate in the same year in Atlanta, Sanders embarked on another contradiction: “It is no longer good enough for us to be pro-Israel, I am pro-Israel, but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve.” Being pro-Israel is being pro-colonialism, for the simple reason that Israel is a colonial enterprise that thrives upon the dispossession of the Palestinian people.

    https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231107-bernie-sanders-and-the-zionist-narrative/

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      8 months ago

      [Author] is an independent researcher, freelance journalist, book reviewer and blogger.

      That’s just like, your opinion dude.

      Seriously though, it’s an option piece from a freelancer. Opinions are not considered a form of evidence, nor is the author an expert in any field.

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        8 months ago

        Your ad hominem doesn’t address any of the actual substance of my post, namely that Sanders has asserted Israel’s right to defend itself and has said he supports Israel.