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Sanders Threatens to Withhold Israeli Security Aid

[Free Beacon] Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) said he would support leveraging American aid to Israel to pressure the country into changing its policies.

Sanders argued the United States should threaten to withhold aid if Israel did not pledge to surrender territory to Palestinian political authorities. The Vermont senator told former Obama administration officials Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes that the United States should demand the "Israeli government sit down with the Palestinian people and negotiate an agreement that works for all parties."

"I would use the leverage. $3.8 billion is a lot of money, and we cannot give it carte blanche to the Israeli government or for that matter to any government at all," he said. "We have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy."

Multiple Democratic presidential candidates have pledged to withhold funding to Israel if the country did not implement a two-party state. Vietor asked the Vermont senator how he would leverage American aid to end what Sanders has described as an "absolutely inhumane" and "unacceptable" situation in Gaza.

"We have a right to say to the Israeli government that the United States of America and our taxpayers and our people believe in human rights, we believe in democracy, we will not accept authoritarianism or racism," Sanders said.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-30 08:16|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Unless of course they do exactly as we tell them. Bernie has the prepared list of requirements in one of his pockets. An Ambassador Hunter Biden could easily oversee the effort.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-30 08:21|| 2019-10-30 08:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Quid pro quo! Impeach!!!

Posted by DarthVader 2019-10-30 09:16|| 2019-10-30 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 The vile creature is trying to appeal to his anti-Semitic base.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-10-30 09:52|| 2019-10-30 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 No, he genuinely hates Israel - almost as much as he hates USA.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-30 10:12|| 2019-10-30 10:12|| Front Page Top

#5 "We have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy."

Someone should tell Bernie that communism has respect for neither.

Posted by Crusader 2019-10-30 10:32|| 2019-10-30 10:32|| Front Page Top

#6 This goofy fossil's viewpoint on all matters international dates to the early '80s.

In his addled, wasp-stung little brain, Kissinger is still the Nat'l. Security Advisor-- the Great Satan dictating US foreign policy-- Ortega and the Sandinistas are the vanguard, Sharon is the Great Satan's mideastern puppet and a Nuclear Freeze is the urgent remedy to what ails us.

Buffoon. Our own version of Lord Haw-Haw.

Posted by Lex 2019-10-30 11:23|| 2019-10-30 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 or for that matter to any government at all

"You must understand, $3.8 b is something which I shall be seeing for the first time in my entire miserable life ! I'm not gonna just let it fucking go ?!"

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-30 11:57|| 2019-10-30 11:57|| Front Page Top

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