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Bernie Sanders Bows to Anti-Jewish Bigots, Skips AIPAC, Front Page Magazine, Daniel Greenfield, March 19, 2016

Bernie Sanders has dodged his Jewish ethnic roots throughout the campaign. He avoided campaigning in Jewish areas in Florida. He has a history of hostility to Israel. So it’s not surprising that he decided to blow off the AIPAC conference.

AIPAC conferences are lightly pro-Israel consensus events. AIPAC is willing to provide cover for just about any politician willing to show up. Actual pro-Israel views are not required. Hillary Clinton and Trump will be there. Obama has been there. Showing up at an AIPAC conference is basically a politician saying that he or she is willing to extend an olive branch to Jews. However thin.

Bernie Sanders has once again chosen to pander to the anti-Semitic radical left. The petition calling for him to skip AIPAC was authored by the son of Hillary Clinton’s pet consigliere, Max Blumenthal, who has called for the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel. Hillary Clinton is a fan of Blumenthal’s hateful views on Israel. Views which were cited by the Kansas City Community Center gunman.

Sanders could have stood up to the anti-Semites. He could have stood up to bigots like Roger Waters and Max Blumenthal. Instead he chose to bow out with an excuse.

But then again Bernie has nothing to say. After San Bernardino, he whined loudly about the shift to foreign policy for that debate. When asked about lone wolf attackers, he began ranting about Wall Street. He would have nothing to say at the event anyway. His views on Israel come down to vocal support for Obama’s nuclear Iran and his past opposition to arming Israel.

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