Tag: Bernie Sanders
Mike Huckabee channels Golda Meir
When former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel, appears at his Senate confirmation hearing, he’s sure to run into some harsh questions from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and other critics of...
Sanders’s move to block Israel aid ‘plays into strategy’ of Iranian proxies, says Jewish...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor announcing his intention to file Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to stop the sale of $20 billion in weapons to the Jewish state.
“Resolutions of Disapproval are the only...
The left’s post-assassination hypocrisy
The failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has occasioned much soul-searching and even more vitriol. Republicans are blaming the Democrats for the shooting, pointing to the left’s relentless attempts to paint Trump...
Senate shoots down Bernie Sanders’ ‘slanderous’ anti-Israel resolution
The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution threatening to block all American security aid to Israel. The resolution, forced to the floor by Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), was voted down 72-11.
The resolution rejected on Tuesday...
Who’s winning Bernie Sanders’s war on AIPAC?
Last week, 57 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter calling on the U.S. State Department and the FBI to launch an investigation into the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian...
Sanders initiates legislation to block arms sales to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed legislation on Thursday to block the sale of $735 million in arms to Israel, one day after a similar resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“At a moment when...
Report: Sanders adviser with anti-Israel history expected to join State Department
Matt Duss, a former foreign-policy adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is reportedly expected to join the U.S. State Department.
According to Politico, the move “will be viewed by many on the left as a victory for progressives.”
It...
Sanders pushes supporters to campaign for Tlaib, Omar in competitive primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging his supporters to campaign for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as they both face increasingly tough upcoming Democratic primary challenges.
“Some of our strongest allies in...
Sanders endorses Omar for re-election to Minnesota seat
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has endorsed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, announced the senator on Wednesday.
“@IlhanMN is a woman of incredible strength. We need her leadership in Congress. I’m...
Which direction will the Biden campaign go on Israel?
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, embraced the endorsement this month from the American Jewish lobby group J Street.
“I’m honored to have earned J Street’s first-ever presidential...