Bernie Sanders

AIPAC targeting US congressional candidates who want to condition aid to Israel

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for AIPAC’s super PAC, said in an interview.

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A VISITOR holds an AIPAC folder in an elevator in Rayburn House Office Building on March 12, 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
AS THE Trump administration pushes back against claims that Israel ‘dragged’ the United States into war with Iran, officials have worked to frame the conflict as driven by American strategic interests. Here, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters at the US Capitol in Washington

Israel’s war? Trump faces narrative battle shaping American support against Iran

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: That battle over perception – over whether this is Washington’s war or Netanyahu’s – may shape the level of support the war receives in the US.

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DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT Representative Tom Malinowski participates in a get out the vote event ahead of next month’s midterm elections on October 29, 2022 in Rahway, New Jersey.

AIPAC ads against pro-Israel New Jersey candidate open to conditions for US aid backfires

“We are going to have a focus on stopping candidates who are detractors of Israel or who want to put conditions on aid,” Patrick Dorton, a spokesperson for the United Democracy Project, said.

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US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report

According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

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US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' bid to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza war

The two resolutions failed by 73 to 24, and 70 to 27, in the 100-member chamber in voting late on Wednesday night.

JULY 31, 2025ByREUTERS
US Senate floor

Thank you, Bernie Sanders, for showing critics of Israel lack rational judgment - opinion

Bernie Sanders predicted catastrophic consequences for an Israeli attack on Iran, but his warnings proved unfounded.

JULY 28, 2025ByMOSHE PHILLIPS
US SENATOR Bernie Sanders arrives for a news conference on blocking offensive weapons sales to Israel, at the Capitol last year. Israeli action,s which he warned would lead to catastrophe, have, in fact, contributed to stability, the writer argues.

Bernie Sanders openly attacks AIPAC, calls for boycott from Democrats

Senator Sanders asked all Democrats to stop their relationship with AIPAC, calling them "the organization that helped deliver the presidency to Donald Trump."

JULY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bernie Sanders speaks during an event at NHTI Concord Community College in Concord, New Hampshire, US. October 22, 2024.

Lawmakers push to block US involvement in Iran as Trump signals willingness to join fight

“No war in Iran. It’s time for every member to go on record,” said California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna.

JUNE 19, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
US President Donald Trump looks on during the installation of a new flagpole on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 18, 2025.

Are Jewish leaders afraid to fully call out antisemitism? - opinion

There would be outrage if a resolution against racism, sexism, or Islamophobia were amended with an objection to antisemitism.

MAY 11, 2025ByURI PILICHOWSKI
US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al

Bernie Sanders receives a vote for president of Lebanon as army chief wins

Sanders won another term in the Senate last November but, for multiple reasons, is ineligible to lead Lebanon.

JANUARY 10, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
US politician Bernie Sanders at the launch of his book "It's Okay to Be Angry at Capitalism" at the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Oct. 12, 2023.

The impact of first impressions: How early Israel experiences shape leaders’ views - opinion

Do early visits to Israel shape political leaders’ lifelong opinions on the Jewish state?

NOVEMBER 25, 2024BySHARON LINDENBAUM
US SEN. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) arrives for a news conference on legislation that would have blocked offensive US weapons sales to Israel, at the Capitol, last week.

Senate defeats legislation to block sale of some offensive weapons to Israel

Fissure persists among Senate Democrats over supplying Israel with offensive weapons.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference regarding legislation that would block offensive U.S. weapons sales to Israel, with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2024.

Progressive senators push to block offensive US arms sales to Israel

Bernie Sanders and other progressive senators call to block US offensive weapon sales to Israel, citing the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, May 10, 2023.

Sanders to bring legislation blocking sale of certain arms to Israel next week

Sanders accused Israel of continuing to restrict the flow of food and medicine and said tens of thousands of Palestinians face malnutrition and starvation.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US Senator Bernie Sanders addresses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement posted to X, Thursday, April 25, 2024.