Bernie Sanders

Protesters of the New School panel on anti-Semitism demonstrate outside the event on November 28, 2017. (Courtesy of Jewish Voice for Peace)

August 11, 2018, 8:09 am

Progressives say racism is ‘prejudice plus power.’ What does that mean for Jews?

The storm over The New York Times' hiring of Sarah Jeong highlights activists' question of whether it's racism when 'punching up'

By Charles Dunst

August 6, 2018, 9:31 pm

Shin Bet confirms PM critic held at border, denies political queries

Agency says American activist and former Bernie Sanders adviser Simone Zimmerman was questioned at Taba crossing with Egypt over involvement in violent West Bank riots

By TOI staff and Agencies

August 6, 2018, 2:57 am

Former Sanders adviser and Netanyahu critic detained at Israeli border

Simone Zimmerman, later allowed into country, says she was asked about her political activism; Shin Bet confirms they were stopped, says questioning related to West Bank violence

By TOI staff and Agencies

This combination photo shows Sacha Baron Cohen at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 15, 2007, left, and Cohen portraying retired Israeli Colonel Erran Morad in a still from the Showtime series, "Who Is America?" (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, left, and Showtime)

August 2, 2018, 7:28 pm

Israelis tickled by Sacha Baron Cohen’s grotesque caricature

'Everyone here knows' a Col. (ret.) Erran Morad, says Israeli TV critic, as the Jewish comedian's Hebrew-speaking character dupes politicians in 'Who is America?'

By Aron Heller

Sacha Baron Cohen (r) meets with defeated Alabama Senate candidate in an episode of 'Who is America?' aired on July 29, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)

July 30, 2018, 3:24 pm

Sacha Baron Cohen uses ‘pedophile detector’ on Roy Moore

Alabama Republican, dogged by accusations of harassment, walks out of interview after new 'Israeli technology' flags him as child molester

By AP and TOI staff

Sacha Baron Cohen as 'Erran Morad,' and Georgia State Rep. Jason Spencer (YouTube screen capture)

July 23, 2018, 6:05 pm

Sacha Baron Cohen has Georgia lawmaker bare bottom, use racial slur

In latest antics on his Showtime program, comedian convinces State Rep. Jason Spencer to engage in racist behavior to identify and subdue jihadists

By AP and TOI staff

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 4, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

July 17, 2018, 3:49 pm

Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen push back against Sarah Palin

Network issues statement declaring that at no time did prankster present himself as a disabled US veteran to former Alaska governor, countering her version of comedy interview

By AP and TOI staff

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of the Democratic primary victory in New York's 14th Congressional District, listens during press interviews, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

June 27, 2018, 11:13 pm

Progressive Democrat who accused Israel of Gaza ‘massacre’ upsets NY incumbent

Congressional primary win for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Sanders supporter, seen as a sign of growing strength of Democratic politicians willing to criticize Israel

By JTA and TOI staff

Haim Saban attending the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 7, 2016. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via JTA)

June 20, 2018, 11:58 pm

Haim Saban criticizes Democrats for signing Bernie Sanders letter on Gaza crisis

Israeli-American entertainment mogul tells senators to 'do your homework,' calls letter 'outrageous, misinformed, offensive'

By JTA and TOI staff

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) addresses J Street's 2018 national conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC on April 16, 2018 (Screen capture).

June 9, 2018, 12:10 am

J Street PAC now endorses over half of Democratic Senators

With Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on board, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group clearly sees its policies aligned with those of the Democratic Party

By JTA

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a MoveOn.org rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3, 2017. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images for MoveOn.org)

June 8, 2018, 3:19 am

Bernie Sanders, focusing on foreign policy, blasts Israel on Gaza

In a series of videos, the Vermont Independent drops the nuance in blaming Israel for the violence at the border

By Ron Kampeas

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks on his phone as he departs after a vote on Gina Haspel to be CIA director, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

June 7, 2018, 8:54 am

Alex Jones tries, fails to ambush Bernie Sanders at LA airport

Conspiracy theorist and internet troll chases Vermont senator through LAX, calling him 'the living embodiment of communist and socialist evil'

By Ben Sales

US Sen. Bernie Sanders responds to a question during a town hall meeting in Jackson, Mississippi, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

May 21, 2018, 6:51 pm

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announces re-election bid

76-year-old Jewish independent, considered possible contender for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, says 2018 midterm election would be pivotal

By AP and TOI staff

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on a question during a town hall meeting on April 4, 2018 with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, examining economic justice 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

May 18, 2018, 9:36 pm

After issuing video, Sanders won’t say if he backs Palestinian ‘right of return’

Senator this week released clip highlighting Palestinian demand, which would end Israel as a Jewish state; his office says video neither endorses nor rejects it

By Eric Cortellessa

Senator Dianne Feinstein (California-Democrat) speaking to members of the media in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2018. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)

May 16, 2018, 6:12 pm

Dianne Feinstein blasts Nikki Haley for blocking UN Gaza investigation

Senator slams US Jerusalem embassy opening as a 'serious mistake'; Bernie Sanders tweets video which says Palestinians have 'right to return to their former homes inside Israel'

By Ron Kampeas