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Bernie Sanders

Jul 21, 2026

The Shift: Oslo at 30
MICHAEL ARRIA, Mondoweiss, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
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“Escalating Violence in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank”
A letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken from Bernie Sanders, Jamaal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,…
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2023.03.01: Yemen Day of Action: Congress Must End the Yemen War
The death toll from the war in Yemen1 has reached nearly 400,000 and, despite diplomatic…
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24 Senators reject Israeli claims and call on FBI to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, JUNE 24, 2022
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AIPAC’s new tactic to unseat Rashida Tlaib
A new Super PAC aligned with AIPAC looks to undercut the only Palestinian Democrat ever…
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AIPAC is buying primary elections
Here we go again! Super PACs are trying to buy Democratic elections and taint the…
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Liberal Zionism is joining the Palestinian solidarity movement
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS, DECEMBER 26, 2021
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Two former Israeli ambassadors join ‘apartheid’ accusations
Philip Weiss, Mondoweiss, June 8, 2021
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How a West Bank Trip Turned This Congressman Into One of Israel’s Strongest Critics
Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan tells Haaretz why he welcomes a new Israeli government, even one…
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Time’s Up Israel: Get Your Knee Off Palestine’s Neck
SAM BAHOUR, CounterPunch, July 16, 2020
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Bernie Sanders: Israeli annexation would be a disaster
Israel's annexation of occupied territory would be a disaster for international law, self-determination, freedom and…
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‘It’s a war crime’: Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu annexation bid
Meretz MK, Joint List leader says move would create ‘apartheid’; Sanders sends video message; police…
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Strangers in Our Homeland
Aida Touma-Sliman, JewishCurrents, February 6, 2020 LAST WEEK, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu announced a…
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Two Congressional Resolutions That Won’t Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Dr. James J. Zogby, July 13, 2019 In the coming week, the House Committee on…
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Democratic candidates on Israel/Palestine – a guide
If Americans Knew, June 26, 2019
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I co-founded the BDS movement. Why was I denied entry to the US?
Omar Barghouti, The Guardian, 16 Apr 2019
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How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
Nathan Thrall, New York Times, March 28, 2019
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This Is How AIPAC Really Works
An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution. M.J.…
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Bernie Sanders’ Criticism Of Israel Is Radical. And He’s Taking It Mainstream
Aiden Pink, Information Clearing House, June 13, 2018 Not many in the media are noticing,…
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These Members of Congress Are Trying to Visit Gaza — Israel Should Let Them Do So
Representatives Mark Pocan, Dan Kildee, and Hank Johnson Jr. were denied the opportunity to witness…
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