Need more context here. Bernie speaks regularly against Israel, usually to huge cheers from the crowd. So there must be a reason for this and it's not "Bernie's trying to shut down talk about Palestine"
this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2025
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Smells like disinformation post.
It is. I’ve noticed industry on here several times. At least on this issue they seem more interested in stirring the pot than genuine discussion. They consistently clip quotes and videos just outside of relevant context then deny there is any when others call for it. When confronted with the context by others they deny that it changes anything at all.
Well that's certainly a lot more nuanced. It's not unreasonable to oppose Hamas. In the current conflict obviously the bigger "bad guy" is obviously Israel. But for there to be a stable peace in the region Bernie is absolutely right, a two state solution (however unlikely that looks now) would have been the only solution, with peace enforced by the more powerful neighbors and neither Hamas nor the current genocidal Israeli government in charge of their states. Hell in a functioning world, the whole of Israel would be disarmed and become a UN protectorate or something.
Two months into a genocide Bernie Sanders votes against a ceasefire and in favor of shipping weapons to Israel.