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German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine (jacobin.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”

ED: A recent episode with a popular German political podcaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01qZutfh4M

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol I just can’t with these people going after Sanders, who is Jewish

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

He's the wrong kind of Jew.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They want the placid, malleable kind of jew, not one who has his own opinions.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

They want Zionists, if you aren't a Zionist Jew, what good are you?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

He represents 17% of the Jewish population. https://g.co/bard/share/8f756e99642e

It's nice to read a non-biased AIi opinion on the zionism matter. https://g.co/bard/share/81ff92a41241

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

When they said "Be a light unto the nations" they were referring to the white phosphorus***.

***Alleged