22.05.2016 - 09:41 [ Washington Post ]

Why pro-Israel Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton could have a fight about Israel

(20.5.2016) The only Jewish candidate in the 2016 presidential race, who calls himself „100 percent pro-Israel,“ and one of Israel‘s strongest U.S. defenders are nearing a fight over what being a pro-Israel Democrat means.

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont plans to push for revisions in the Democratic Party position about relations with Israel, with a focus on elevating Palestinian rights as a U.S. priority, people involved in discussions over potential changes to the Democratic Party‘s platform said.