Jewish Democrat calls out Bernie Sanders over opposition to Israel aid: 'Now do antisemitism'

A Jewish Democrat successful nan House called retired Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., aft he claimed it was a "dark day" pursuing nan transition of a overseas assistance package that included billions of dollars for U.S. state Israel, which is embroiled successful a warfare pinch violent group Hamas successful Gaza. 

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., took to X this week to scrutinize Sanders for his connection connected his amendments to reconstruct United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) backing and to extremity "unfettered" assistance to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which were some blocked from information anterior to a ballot connected nan package. 

"It is simply a acheronian time for populist erstwhile nan Senate will not moreover let a ballot connected whether U.S. payer dollars should money Netanyahu’s warfare against nan Palestinian people," Sanders wrote connected X. 

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz called retired Sen. Bernie Sanders for not being vocal against antisemitism. (Getty Images)

Moskowitz responded successful his ain post, writing, "Bernie, now do AntiSemitism. Why truthful quiet?"

Both Moskowitz and Sanders are Jewish and each are members of nan Democratic caucuses successful nan House and Senate, contempt Sanders' position arsenic an Independent. 

Sanders did not supply remark to Fox News Digital successful clip for publication. 

After Moskowitz's criticism, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came to nan senator's defense: "Sen. Sanders’ family was killed successful nan Holocaust. He dedicates his each infinitesimal to realizing tikkun olam. His committedness to protecting innocents successful Gaza stems FROM his Jewish values," she wrote to her chap Democratic representative. "He and galore different Jewish leaders merit amended than to beryllium treated this way. This is shameful."

The Florida Democrat deed backmost astatine Ocasio-Cortez, writing, "My family was besides killed successful nan Holocaust. In Germany and successful Poland. My grandma was successful nan kinder-transport."

During an Earth Day property conference, AOC said nan protests astatine Columbia University were "peaceful." (Fox News)

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"They besides instilled values successful me. It’s why I voted for assistance to Israel and for assistance to Gaza," he said.  

He besides slammed nan New York congresswoman for responding to him complete nan internet, adding, "We spot each different astatine work, we are some amended than doing this here."

Rep. Jared Moskowitz attends a proceeding successful Rayburn Building connected July 26, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Moskowitz's mobility to Sanders connected antisemitism comes arsenic anti-Israel demonstrations dispersed crossed U.S. assemblage campuses, respective involving alleged incidents of threats and intimidation of Jewish students. 

Sanders, nan president of nan Senate Committee connected Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), refused to say whether he would see holding hearings complete antisemitism connected assemblage campuses erstwhile prompted respective times by Fox News Digital. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders would not opportunity if he would clasp HELP committee hearings connected field antisemitism. (Getty Images)

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He was urged to do truthful by his counterpart, HELP committee ranking personnel Bill Cassidy, R-La., successful nan aftermath of nan encampments persisting connected campuses nationwide. 

Moskowitz's agency did not supply further remark connected Sanders' refusal to opportunity whether he would see hearings successful his capacity arsenic HELP chairman.