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Bernie Sanders: “To be critical of a racist extremist government in Israel, and to say that American taxpayers should not spend a nickel…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2026
To be critical of a racist extremist government in Israel, and to say that American taxpayers should not spend a nickel supporting that government is not anti-Semitism, it is attacking a right-wing government.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Editor's note · Context

Defending criticism of the Israeli government.

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