Beto O’Rourke

“But we don’t have to accept that, and I don’t,” said 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke.

“What we need is a foreign policy that focuses on diplomacy ending conflicts by people sitting at a table and not killing each other,” said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The former Texas representative and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate added that the Israeli prime minister does not exemplify the “true will of the Israeli people” or the “best interests” in the alliance between America and Israel.

“He then went on to call asylum-seekers animals and an infestation,” said 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke. “Now we would not be surprised if in the Third Reich, other human beings were described as an infestation, as a cockroach or a pest that you would want to kill.”

During his congressional tenure, the Texas House member largely followed his party’s stances when it came to Middle East issues, including support for the Iran nuclear deal, criticism of Israeli settlements and opposition to the embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.