Bernie Sanders

Delegates react to then-Vice President Joe Biden's speech during the closing night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention held at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on September 6, 2012. (Jared Soares/PBS NewsHour/CC BY-NC 2.0)

This ‘progressive’ Israel lobby group has a racism problem

Democratic Majority for Israel has come under fire over a series of offensive social media posts, highlighting the group's aggressive and racist tactics.

By Alex Kane May 5, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 8, 2019. (Matt Johnson/CC BY 2.0)

In the US and Israel, the left’s next battle is with the moderate right

Invigorating the left in Israel might seem like a fantasy. But the U.S. progressive movement shows that with clear alternatives, a shift is possible.

By Ariel David November 2, 2020

Bernie Sanders at a campaign event in Des Moines, made up largely of students and young adults asking about issues ranging from education to immigration to crime to child care, 27 September 2015. (Phil Roeder/Wikimedia Commons)

I’m Palestinian American, and Bernie Sanders has my vote

The movement behind Sanders will not only bring radical change to millions of Americans, but will ensure that Palestinian rights no longer go unnoticed.

By Nooran Alhamdan March 1, 2020

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (Courtesy of J Street), Joe Biden (Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Matt Johnson/CC BY 2.0).

Meet the foreign policy teams shaping the Democratic Party’s views on Israel

The advisers of the Democratic candidates offer a deeper look into what their policies on Israel-Palestine would be once they enter the White House.

By Alex Kane February 24, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders at the 2019 Iowa Democrats Hall of Fame Celebration, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 9, 2019. (Lorie Shaull/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Why are American Jews so afraid of one of their own?

There is nothing radical about Bernie Sanders’ views on Israel, yet the American Jewish establishment seems bent on portraying the Democratic front-runner as an anti-Semite.

By Joshua Leifer February 16, 2020

President-elect Donald J. Trump and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi smile for a photo during the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos/Department of Defense)

The Democratic Party is also devoted to Israel’s apartheid

Both sides of the aisle are complicit in maintaining U.S. support for Israel’s separate and unequal regime.

By Alex Kane January 31, 2020

A Palestinian woman carries balloons during a peace march along the West Bank’s major north-south artery, Highway 60, March 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Even in 2020, there’s still cause for hope in Israel-Palestine

These are dark times politically. But amid the gloom, there are real sources of hope in Israel-Palestine — not least all the people fighting to make it a better place.

By Haggai Matar January 2, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship at J Street's 2019 National Gala Dinner, October 28, 2019. (Photo courtesy of J Street)

J Street conference confronts America’s ‘blank check’ to Israel

By making U.S. aid to Israel the main theme of its 2019 conference, J Street is challenging bipartisan support for Israel ahead of 2020.

By Mairav Zonszein November 1, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders meets with Issa Amro in Washington D.C.

Sanders stands with Palestinian activist. More politicians must do the same

On trial in an Israeli military court for nonviolently opposing the occupation, the odds are stacked against Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro. With the support of U.S. progressives like Bernie Sanders, he might just stand a chance. By Maya Garner It is a big deal when high profile American politicians like Bernie Sanders stand…

By +972 Magazine October 2, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. (Marc Nozell/CC BY 2.0)

The ‘ultimate deal’: Trump’s coming obsession with Palestine

Many fear that a Trump presidency will, by default, favor Netanyahu and his policies. But if Trump’s past statements on Israel are precedent, what will matter more is whether the ‘dealmaker’ gets to broker the ultimate deal. We’re not even a week in, and the panic is palpable. “Trump Election Already Bad News for Palestinians,”…

By Samer Badawi November 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders addresses a campaign rally, by Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com.

‘There’s a vicious fight in our community’: Simone Zimmerman talks Bernie for the first time

Earlier this year, the Jewish American world was up in arms over the hiring, or firing — depending on where you stand politically — of Bernie Sanders' Jewish outreach coordinator. For the first time, she talks about what happened in the campaign, the growing anti-occupation movement among U.S. Jews, and why the Jewish establishment lost touch with its youth.

By +972 Magazine July 25, 2016

COMIC: The Haggadah’s evolution from generation to generation

Haggadot have historically evolved to reflect the needs and aspirations of their respective communities. Eli Valley envisions an American Jewish Haggadah for presidential primary season. Eli Valley is a writer and artist whose work has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, Gawker and elsewhere. A collection of his comics will be…

By +972 Magazine April 19, 2016

File photo of Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (A Katz / Shutterstock.com)

What Bernie Sanders gets right about Israel

The candor and critical tone with which the Democratic presidential candidate discusses Israel and the occupation points to the start of a new era. Can the Palestinian struggle for justice find an ally in the American people? By Jamal Zahalka Bernie Sanders remarks on the last Israel attack on Gaza raised controversy and led to…

By +972 Magazine April 15, 2016