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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by anzich@feddit.de to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] penquin@lemmy.kde.social 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Germany will keep simping to Israel till the end of time. lol Isn't Bernie Jewish himself?

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Even lived in Israel for a few months volunteering. https://forward.com/israel/332946/revealed-at-last-inside-the-kibbutz-where-bernie-sanders-lived-and-learned/

[–] saxysammyp@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Sure is