Yesterday, Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally in Harlem. Things were going well until it came to the Q&A portion of the event. A man stepped to the microphone and prefaced his question to Sanders with this:
“As you know, the Zionist Jews – and I don’t mean to offend anybody – they run the Federal Reserve, they run Wall Street, they run every campaign.”
Sanders would have none of it, shaking his finger at the man and saying:
“Brother, brother, brother.”
Many in the crowd began to boo, and the man then asked:
“What is your affiliation to your Jewish community? That’s all I’m asking.”
The Senator replied:
“No, no, no. That’s not what you’re asking.”
Sanders quickly added:
“I am proud to be Jewish. But you’re not going to find any candidate running for president, for example, talking about Zionism and the Middle East.”
Once again Sanders affirmed his support for Israel, but he also commented:
“I also believe that we have got to pay attention to the needs of the Palestinians!”
Then Senator Sanders perfectly summed up his thoughts on the issue with this:
“There are good people on any side of an issue, and there are bad people on any side of an issue. But if we are going to bring peace, hopefully, God willing, in the Middle East, we’re going to have to treat both sides with respect and equality, alright?”
Watch the video for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdfhFbsX9A
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