[rad-green] 347 Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis sign letter that slams Bernie Sanders and supports AIPAC

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*Defend Democracy Press          02-26-20*

347 Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis sign letter that slams Bernie
Sanders and supports AIPAC

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JTA <http://www.jta.org/> – In the wake of Bernie Sanders's decision to not
attend the AIPAC Israel lobby's annual conference
<https://www.jta.org/2020/02/23/united-states/expressing-concern-about-bigotry-bernie-sanders-says-hell-skip-this-years-aipac-conference>
for
what he called the organization's support of bigotry, a group of 347 rabbis
signed <https://publish.smartsheet.com/160236b4b6974596b5cb3aa513d31261>
an open
letter <https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/de7a844707fd408ea869389823795c70> to
Sanders supporting AIPAC s role in advancing the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Sanders, now the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential
nomination, said AIPAC provides a platform for leaders who express bigotry
and oppose basic Palestinian rights.

As strong supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship and AIPAC's role in
advancing it, we reject Senator Bernie Sanders outrageous comment accusing
AIPAC of fostering bigotry. AIPAC's mission is one that we and our
congregants care deeply about, the rabbis, who are from Reform,
Conservative and Orthodox denominations, wrote in the letter.

AIPAC is one of the last remaining vehicles in American politics that
proactively seeks to bring Americans from across the political spectrum
together to achieve a common goal. The AIPAC Policy Conference may be the
largest political gathering of Democrats and Republicans in the entire
country, the rabbis added.

During Tuesday night's candidates debate in South Carolina, Sanders responded
to a question
<https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/bernie-sanders-criticizes-netanyahu-as-democratic-presidential-debate-turns-to-israel>
about
U.S. support for Israel, saying our foreign policy in the Mideast should be
about is absolutely protecting the independence and security of Israel.

But, he added, you cannot ignore the suffering of the Palestinian people.

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