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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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[–] [email protected] 171 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fucking virtue signaling for team Israel.
It is OK to criticize or express caution about Israeli policies and government. That is NOT antisemitism.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Might not be all that commited to her virtue signalling, at that.

Someone who closely monitors her wikipedia page is trying to keep this information on her political position from appearing there...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Quite notable, that Bernard.