ArticlesMarch 24, 20161 min read

Sanders on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East

Sam Webb

Amid everything else going on this week, Bernie Sanders’ speech on the Middle East crisis didn’t receive the attention that it deserved. It went far beyond the traditional talking points of the Democratic Party and contrasted sharply with Hillary Clinton’s presentation on the same subject at the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference in Washington, D.C.

One can quarrel with one or another aspect of the speech, but taken as a whole it presented an honorable, just, and realistic way out of the crisis in Middle East – beginning with the longstanding conflict between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people, whose legitimate aspirations for statehood and justice have been too long denied. It’s well worth reading.

https://berniesanders.com/sanders-outlines-middle-east-policy/

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

Sanders on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East

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