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The Backstory on Bernie Sanders and Israel-Palestine - Why Is He So Quiet About the Mideast Tragedy?

Tensions between progressives and Sanders on the issue of Palestine aren't going away any time soon.

By Zaid Jilani / AlterNet

October 10, 2015

One of the most appealing qualities about Bernie Sanders' campaign for the presidency is how consistent he is. While Hillary Clinton continually faces questions about her changing positions, Sanders is seen as the good kind of broken record – someone who says what progressives want to hear over and over again, for decades. http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-bernie-so-quiet-about-palestine?akid=13566.249990.H6Ea-P&rd=1&src=newsletter1043874&t=4