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Phillip Agnew (now Umi Selah) has participated in trips to the disputed territories led by Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to “build real relationships with those on the ground leading the fight for liberation.”
His comments and absence reverberated throughout the event, with speakers ranging from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to former New York City mayor and current Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg referencing it.
Vice President Mike Pence also criticized Democratic candidates for not challenging Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) about his views on AIPAC and Israel during the Feb. 25 debate in South Carolina.
That Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has called the Israeli prime minister a racist means he “is either a liar, an ignorant fool or both,” says Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.
“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,” begins the letter.
Pence to address audience at annual AIPAC conference
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other members of Congress are scheduled to speak.
AIPAC said “by engaging in such an odious attack on this mainstream, bipartisan American political event, Senator [Bernie] Sanders is insulting his very own colleagues and the millions of Americans who stand with Israel.”
“If Israel’s government continues with steps to annex the West Bank, the U.S. should make clear that none of our aid should be used to support annexation,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told “The New York Times” in a recent survey of candidates’ policy positions.
The pro-Israel annual conference will take place from March 1-3, with the final day falling on Super Tuesday.
Joel Rubin downplayed criticism that the Sanders campaign has anti-Semitic surrogates, including Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and former Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour.
Israel has a right to exist in peace and security, according to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, but America must formulate “pro-Palestinian” policy to create a “level playing field in terms of the Middle East.”
The Sanders campaign said Darius Khalil Gordon is no longer on board.
