Listen: Do Jews Need to Worry about Bernie Sanders?

Is the Democratic presidential frontrunner actually a self-hating Jew?
bernie sanders good or bad for jews
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with attendees at a gun-safety forum in Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2019. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr Creative Commons)

Some say the Democratic presidential frontrunner is bad for the Jews. Or at least bad for Israel. Or maybe even a self-hating Jew! Is he any of these things? And speaking of international politics: What’s the story with Israel’s impending third election? On this all-politics episode, our guest is Yoni Belete, a former staffer at the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, who helps breaks down the ongoing political issues foremost on Jewish minds.

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