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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

Bernie Sanders

US President Joe Biden gestures as Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, looks on during an event about lowering healthcare costs in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 3, 2024. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
July 13, 2024, 10:13 pm
Bernie Sanders calls to back Biden despite ‘US support for Israel’s horrific war’
Independent senator publishes op-ed urging Democrats to rally behind president’s reelection bid, says Biden may not be ideal choice ‘but he will be the candidate’
By AFP
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (L), Democrat of New York; US Independent Senator Bernie Sanders (C) from Vermont and US Representative Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, attend a 'Get Out The Vote' rally on the weekend before the Democratic Primary in New York, June 22, 2024. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
June 23, 2024, 7:56 am
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez slam AIPAC funding of rival at Bowman rally in NYC
New York’s 16th District Congressman says opponent George Latimer and US-Israel lobby group are ‘destroying our democracy’; war on Hamas a key talking point
By Luke Tress
US Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber ahead of a vote on a foreign aid package at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2024. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
May 6, 2024, 8:11 pm
82-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders running for a 4th term, says US democracy in danger
In a video announcement, Vermont Jewish senator says he supports Israel’s right to defend itself, but criticizes its actions in Gaza.
By AP
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the US Capitol, through March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Jose Luis Magana, File)
April 7, 2024, 11:09 pm
Man arrested for setting Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office in Vermont on fire
Police apprehended 35-year-old suspect who sprayed liquid on floor of lawmaker’s office before setting it ablaze; building interior damaged, but no casualties reported
By AP
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
January 17, 2024, 3:41 am
US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders’ bid to condition aid to Israel on human rights record
72 senators vote against measure in 100-member chamber, defeating efforts to force State Department report on IDF conduct in war against Hamas in Gaza following Oct. 7
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)
January 13, 2024, 5:14 pm
Sanders urges Biden to distance himself from Netanyahu and his ‘horrific’ war
Senator warns US president risks failing in the next election if he loses the progressive vote
By ToI Staff
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)
January 3, 2024, 9:05 pm
Sanders calls on US Congress to reject Biden’s $10.1B in unconditional aid to Israel
Progressive senator, who previously rejected ceasefire and said Hamas has to go, says Israel violating international law in Gaza, urges colleages to vote down further arms shipments
By ToI Staff
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)
December 5, 2023, 10:12 am
Senate Democrats upping efforts to condition US military aid to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders says concrete measures regarding the protection of civilians must be fulfilled for Senate to approve continued funding
By Ellen Knickmeyer and LISA MASCARO
US Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks during the final US House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2022. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
November 19, 2023, 5:44 pm
2 more US Jewish Democrats join growing calls for a Gaza ceasefire
Jamie Raskin, Sarah Jacobs join fellow party members whose positions have shifted following protests by critics and Jewish anti-Israel groups held at lawmakers’ offices
By Ron Kampeas
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent-Vermont, walks out of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, August 30, 2023. (Susan Walsh/AP)
November 7, 2023, 7:14 pm
In an unusual twist, AIPAC praises Bernie Sanders over Israel-Hamas ceasefire stance
Progressive Jewish senator of Vermont opposes halt in fighting as it would leave terror group in power
By JTA and ToI Staff
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent-Vermont, during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 10, 2023. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
November 6, 2023, 10:31 am
Bernie Sanders rejects ceasefire calls, says Israel must defend itself against Hamas
Vermont senator reiterates Biden’s call for humanitarian pause to protect Gaza civilians, urges world leaders to ‘give hope to the Palestinian people’ for a future beyond Hamas
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol Building in Washington, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
May 13, 2023, 11:03 am
Only Republicans speak at ‘bipartisan’ Israel gathering to replace Tlaib’s event
Prominent pro-Israel Democratic lawmakers not invited to McCarthy’s discussions after US House speaker reserved space Democratic congresswoman wanted to use for Nakba meeting
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent-Vermont, during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 10, 2023. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
May 11, 2023, 8:52 am
Bernie Sanders steps in to help Rep. Tlaib hold anti-Israel event in Capitol
Jewish independent lawmaker chairs gathering in Senate committee meeting room to mark Nakba; Tlaib accuses Israel of apartheid, terror, says US aiding ‘ethnic cleansing’
By ToI Staff
From left, Democratic US presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate, February 25, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
April 26, 2023, 12:27 am
Bernie Sanders endorses Biden for 2024, forgoing another election run
Progressive senator, who was US president’s chief rival in 2020 Democratic primaries, vows to ‘do everything’ to help him get reelected
By Steve Peoples
A screenshot from Summer Lee's campaign video. (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
November 2, 2022, 6:07 pm
AIPAC affiliate spends over $1 million to oppose progressive candidate
United Democracy Project campaigns against Pittsburgh-area Democratic candidate Summer Lee, who has previously compared Israel to white people who shoot Blacks
By Ron Kampeas
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