Ben Shapiro Slammed For Denying Bernie Sanders' Jewishness [View all]
Source: HuffPost
Ben Shapiro Slammed For Denying Bernie Sanders' Jewishness
The right-wing podcaster claimed the Vermont senator, whose uncle was killed by Nazis, was "as Jewish as a ham sandwich topped with shrimp on lard bread.”
By David Moye
May 12, 2023, 08:40 PM EDT
Ben Shapiro may be feeling “the Bern” from Twitter users after he quipped that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) isn’t really Jewish.
The right-wing podcaster weighed in after Sanders hosted a “Nakba Day” event on Wednesday organized by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had previously canceled the event in the House.
Nakba refers to the “catastrophe” and recognizes when Palestinians were displaced from their homes beginning in 1948 with the establishment of the State of Israel.
Sanders, who is Jewish, has been critical of the Israeli government and has expressed sympathy for Palestinians.
Shapiro responded to a tweet about Sanders by calling the senator’s Jewishness into question...
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