Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is offering some unsolicited advice to President Joe Biden and a subtle reality check for young progressives who are frustrated with U.S. policy toward Israel.
The Vermont independent, who caucuses with Democrats, is seeking to temper liberals’ demands of the president by reminding them of the Republican alternative while urging Biden to rethink his strong allied stance toward Israel.
In a more than 20-minute Senate floor speech Wednesday evening, Sanders gave a passionate defense of pro-Palestinian protests at colleges across the country but also condemned those that have turned violent and antisemitic. He said the anger should be directed toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It is not antisemitic to hold Netanyahu and his government accountable for their actions,” said Sanders, who is Jewish. “That is not antisemitic. That
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