Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders, 82, announces run for a fourth Senate term

Sanders announces fourth Senate run: Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator and former presidential candidate, pledges re-election bid, emphasizing domestic and foreign policy priorities.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
07/05/2024

Man arrested after setting US Sen. Bernie Sanders' office door in Vermont ablaze

The arsonist was recorded by security cameras spraying a liquid near the door and setting it alight, the US attorney's office said.

By REUTERS
09/04/2024

Bernie Sanders: US weapon deal with Israel is 'obscene'

"We must end our complicity: No more bombs to Israel," US Senator Bernie Sanders wrote in response to the arms deal that will provide Israel with more than 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs.

Eight Dem. senators urge Biden to suspend military aid to Israel, citing US law

A group of lawmakers have urged Biden to halt military aid to Israel, citing a law barring military assistance when the country restricts the delivery of American humanitarian aid.

Capitol Hill endangers US national security by denying funding to Israel - opinion

As Americans, it is important to remember that Israel is fighting a war on behalf of the United States. If not Israel, we would need to fight these wars ourselves, which could cost us American lives.

By DUVI HONIG
21/01/2024

Sanders's human rights proposal against Israel endangers Jewish lives - editorial

Sanders’s hostility toward Israel is well known – he couches it in an enmity to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the policies of right-wing governments, but it seems to go beyond that.

US Senate tables resolution for assessing potential Israeli human rights violations

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the resolution last year on Dec. 14. 

Two Jewish Democrats join growing calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The calls signal a growing shift in how Jewish Democrats are approaching the war as it enters its sixth week, the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip intensifies.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
19/11/2023

In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over his Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance

Later on Sunday, Sanders made clear that the affection wasn’t mutual.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
07/11/2023

Bernie Sanders: I don't know if a ceasefire is possible with Hamas

Sanders begins the interview with a clear and direct statement "Hamas slaughtered 1,400 people in cold blood, Israel has a right to defend itself."

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