During an appearance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders claimed that more Democrats don't speak out against Israel because they fear AIPAC (America Israel Public Affairs Committee):
Sanders began by stating the following about the situation in Gaza claiming, "I happen to believe what is going on in Gaza right now is horrific, that we are seeing children right now as we speak starving to death. Massive malnutrition."
If this is true, then what are the numbers? Owing to flawed methodology, bias and plain old bigotry the claims are quite dubious. More to the point, they are inflammatory. The Jews are starving children to death!!!
Speaking of dubious and inflammatory, here is what Sanders claims about Democrats and AIPAC:
Why do you think more Democrats are not speaking out on that issue?
If you speak up on that issue, you'll have SuperPACs like AIPAC going after you in the same way Elon Musk goes after Republicans.
If AIPAC is as omniscient as Sanders claims it is, we would not have had an Iran nuclear deal under Obama. Nor do I think AIPAC would be able to prevent a new Iran nuclear deal under Trump.
Sanders' claim is also dubious because it implies that all Democrats sincerely oppose Israel and only do so because of AIPAC. The truth is there are Democrats who are as passionate in their support of Israel (i.e. Ritchie Torres, John Fetterman) as those who are passionate in its denunciation (i.e. Bernie, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib).
Sanders' claim that AIPAC prevents Democrats from speaking out against Gaza is just another way of saying 'Jews control America'. The fact that Sanders himself is Jewish makes it all the more shameful. Attitudes like those expressed by Sanders are going to get Jewish institutions targeted for vandalism and Jews targeted for violence. Shame on him!!!
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