{"id":2169640,"date":"2024-02-06T18:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-and-slams-aipac-financial-influence-on-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:41:33","slug":"bernie-sanders-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-and-slams-aipac-financial-influence-on-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-and-slams-aipac-financial-influence-on-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders criticizes Israel for war crimes and condemns AIPAC&#8217;s financial sway over Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernie-sanders-accuses-israel-of-war-crimes-and-slams-aipac-financial-influence-on-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2169640&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Bernie Sanders Accuses Israel of War Crimes and Slams AIPAC Financial Influence on Congress\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/tucker-carlson-says-hes-interviewing-putin-in-moscow\" data-post-url id=\"print-1857471\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          \u200c  \u2063     Getty\u200c Images<br \/>\n \u2062 \u200b\u200c \u2062<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Bernie \u200bSanders Accuses Israel \u2064of War Crimes and \u200cSlams\u2062 AIPAC Financial Influence on Congress<\/h2>\n<p>During\u200d a speech at the Center \u2062for \u200dInternational Policy, Senator Bernie \u200dSanders (I., Vt.) made bold statements equating Israel&#8217;s actions in\u2062 Gaza\u2062 to the &#8220;war crimes&#8221; committed by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. He also criticized pro-Israel lobbying\u2064 groups for their \u200csignificant\u2062 financial influence\u200b on the American \u2064political system.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders went\u200d on to compare Israel&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dropped-un-human-rights-council-because-of-countries-like-russia-biden-rejoined-it-anyway\/\" title=\"Trump Dropped UN Human Rights Council Because of Countries Like Russia; Biden Rejoined It Anyway\">terrible human rights<\/a>&#8221; record to the\u2063 repressive governments of\u200b China and Iran, questioning \u200bthe United States&#8217; support for Israel&#8217;s military while condemning similar actions by other nations.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing \u2063his concern, Sanders\u2062 asked, &#8220;Will you \u2062tell me how in God&#8217;s name can the United States condemn Russia&#8217;s indiscriminate bombing of \u2064civilians in Ukraine as a war crime, and yet fund Netanyahu&#8217;s war machine which \u200chas killed\u200d thousands of children?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 senator&#8217;s criticism of Israel and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee\u2062 (AIPAC) is some of\u2063 his harshest yet. This comes after facing backlash from his progressive base for his more supportive stance on Israel&#8217;s military response to the Oct. 7 \u200bHamas attacks.\u200d It also follows AIPAC publicly thanking Sanders for not joining his left-leaning colleagues\u200b in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>In his\u200c speech, \u200cSanders accused AIPAC of\u200d using &#8220;enormous sums of money&#8221; to exert influence on \u2062the\u200c political system and lobby\u200b for \u2062unquestioning support \u2062for Israel&#8217;s right-wing\u200c government. He claimed that AIPAC was backed by billionaires \u2064who\u200d manipulate an overwhelming majority in Congress\u2062 to provide massive funding \u200dfor the\u2062 Netanyahu government&#8217;s siege.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Sanders objected to additional U.S.\u200b military funding for Israel, going beyond a previous bill he proposed\u200c that would have provided aid with conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the bipartisan \u2062consensus in Congress, Sanders emphasized that billions of dollars, including unrestricted military aid, are allocated \u2062to the right-wing Israeli government, which he believes is causing havoc and\u200d destruction.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 denouncing Hamas \u200cas a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denounces-hamas-hostage-video-as-propaganda\/\" title=\"White House condemns Hamas hostage video as 'propaganda'\">horrific terrorist organization<\/a>,&#8221; Sanders firmly stated that Israel does not have the right \u200dto wage war against the entire Palestinian \u2063population, particularly under the leadership of\u200c the right-wing \u2064government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u2063 main points\u2064 of \u200bcontention in the reactions to Senator Sanders&#8217; statements regarding Israel&#8217;s actions and the influence \u200dof pro-Israel lobbying groups<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064 Ael&#8217;s treatment\u2064 of Palestinians in Gaza to the\u2063 actions of \u2064Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, stating that both\u2064 situations involve the violation of\u2063 human rights \u2062and international laws. He condemned the Israeli government&#8217;s policies \u2063and accused them of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-biden-should-back-referring-accused-israeli-officials-to-international-criminal-court\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar: Biden Should Back Referring Accused Israeli Officials To International Criminal Court\">committing war crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Senator Sanders criticized the American Israel \u200dPublic Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other pro-Israel \u200clobbying groups for their \u2063significant financial \u2062influence on the US political system. He argued that this influence\u200b has a detrimental effect on American foreign policy by preventing any meaningful criticism or action\u200c against Israel&#8217;s\u2063 actions.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders highlighted the need for a\u200c more\u200b balanced \u200dapproach\u2064 to the Israeli-Palestinian \u2062conflict and emphasized the importance of recognizing \u2062the rights and well-being \u200cof the Palestinian people. He called for \u200ca fair and just resolution that respects their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dueling-protests-divide-us-college-campuses-as-israel-hamas-war-rages-on\/\" title=\"US college campuses are divided by dueling protests amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.\">basic\u2063 human rights<\/a> and \u200dallows for\u2063 the creation of\u200d a viable Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>These statements by \u2064Senator Sanders have\u2064 received \u200dmixed\u2064 reactions.\u2063 Supporters of\u200b Sanders applaud his courage to speak out\u2064 against what they perceive as unjust Israeli \u2062policies and the undue influence of lobbying groups. They believe that his stance aligns with progressive values and a\u2063 commitment \u2064to social justice.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics \u2062argue that Sanders&#8217; remarks\u200b are one-sided and fail to acknowledge the \u200ccomplex \u200dnature\u200d of the Israeli-Palestinian\u2062 conflict. They believe\u200c that his comparison of Israel to Putin&#8217;s actions in Ukraine\u2062 is unfair and lacks factual\u2062 evidence.\u200c Moreover, they argue\u200b that\u2064 AIPAC and other pro-Israel \u2064groups play an important role in advocating for the security and interests of the Israeli state.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the controversy surrounding Senator Sanders&#8217; statements, they\u200d have\u200d sparked a broader discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the \u200brole of lobbying \u2064groups in shaping US policy.\u2064 This debate brings to\u200b light the importance of open\u2064 and honest dialogue in finding a just and lasting solution to \u200cthe conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2062 Senator Bernie Sanders has accused Israel of war crimes and criticized the\u2062 financial \u2063influence of pro-Israel\u2064 lobbying groups on the US political system. His statements have generated both support \u200cand criticism, highlighting the ongoing debate about the\u2064 Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \u200dThis discussion underscores \u2063the need for \u200ba fair and balanced resolution that respects\u2063 the\u200d rights of \u2064all parties\u200d involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images: Sen. Bernie Sanders compared Israel&#8217;s Gaza actions to Putin&#8217;s &#8220;war crimes&#8221; in Ukraine. He criticized pro-Israel lobbying groups for heavily influencing our political system with their massive spending. Sanders further drew parallels between Israel&#8217;s &#8220;terrible human rights&#8221; record and repressive regimes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2169641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uaw-president-shawn-fain-testifies-in-senate-hearing-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2169640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uaw-president-shawn-fain-testifies-in-senate-hearing-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2169640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2169640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2169641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2169640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2169640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2169640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}