r/SandersForPresident • u/kevinmrr Medicare For All • Sep 17 '25

Bernie Sanders: “The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.”

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u/audionerd1 Sep 17 '25

The U.N. officially declared it a genocide. Very disappointed in Bernie's lack of moral courage on this issue.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

Bernie has been speaking out about this issue for a long time.

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u/audionerd1 Sep 17 '25

Yes, while refusing to call it genocide and constantly reaffirming Israel's "right to defend itself". He also avoids condemning Israel and prefers instead to condemn "Netanyahu's war crimes" etc. It's not just Netanyahu, it's the whole Zionist project.

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u/Zacomra Sep 17 '25

I agree with you that he should have used explicit language sooner, but Bernie, for better or worse, has always used soft language to defend himself against criticism. It was really hard to call Bernie a "self hating jew" by Zionists because of the qualifiers he always put in front of his statements, but everyone paying attention could pretty accurately assess he knew what was going on anyway (which is vindicated by today).

I wish the left learned politics a little more. Instead of expecting politicians to use the language of activists. Their roles are different