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Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

Bernie Sanders’s failure to back Israel-Gaza ceasefire upsets US followers

Then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets supporters outside of a polling station in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, on March 10, 2020 [File: Lucas Jackson/Reuters]

Washington, DC – In a stunning moment during the 2016 United States presidential race, Senator Bernie Sanders called out his then-rival Hillary Clinton for failing to mention Palestinian rights in a speech she delivered to a pro-Israel lobby group.

Standing on stage in a nationally televised primary debate, Sanders highlighted the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and criticised the unconditional support that the Israeli government — under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — receives from Washington.

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