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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 2, 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.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Defending criticism of the Israeli government.

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