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German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine (jacobin.com)

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German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”

ED: A recent episode with a popular German political podcaster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01qZutfh4M

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[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's antisemitism to insist that Jewish people who don't even live there are connected to Israel's crimes aginst humanity

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sure, I don't know what that has to do with notable Jewish senator Bernard Sanders that lived in a Kibbutz in Israel at one time, though.

[–] propaganja@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Quite notable, that Bernard.