(Middle East Eye) A coalition of Palestinian-American activists and advocacy groups has endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president, lauding the Democratic candidate as a “supporter of justice, equality and human rights for all, including the Palestinian people.”
“We call upon all Palestinian Americans, joining those who support equality, justice, and human rights, to vote for Senator Sanders in the Democratic primaries and beyond,” the group said in a joint statement on Monday.
The endorsement — signed by nine organisations and more than a dozen advocates from across the country — noted Sanders’ even-handed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It highlighted the senator’s assertion at a debate in December when he said Washington’s foreign policy cannot only be pro-Israel but “must be pro-Palestinian as well.”
