BERNIE GETS THE ENDORSEMENT OF ANOTHER ANTI-ISRAEL CONGRESSWOMAN

Washington Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joins AOC, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in backing Bernie Sanders

By Howie Katz

Bernie Sanders picked up the endorsement of yet another anti-Israel congresswoman. On Sunday, Pramila Jayapal announced her backing of Sanders. She joined previous Bernie endorsers AOC, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.

Jayapal, an Indian-American, represents a Seattle congressional district and is a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Her fellow caucus members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are well known for making anti-Semitic statements and for voting, along with AOC, against the interests of Israel.

Here is Jayapal’s record of anti-Israel bias.

In April, Jayapal and AOC co-sponsored the ‘Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act.’ Betty McCollum, its main author, explained that the act is ”expressly intended to end US support and funding for Israel's systematic military detention, interrogation, abuse, torture, and prosecution of Palestinian children.”

In July, Jayapal was one of the only 17 members to vote against the bipartisan legislation that outlawed the BDS movement against Israel.

In December, Jayapal voted for a resolution supporting a two-state solution, but then complained afterwards that it was too slanted in Israel's favor. She explained: “My vote does not tie me at all to providing future aid to Israel should it continue to abuse the human rights of the Palestinians.”

Jayapal has also accused Israel of being undemocratic and racist, and hinted that, like Bernie Sanders, she favors withholding military aid to the Jewish state.

Anti-Israel Bernie must be extremely pleased to have four outspoken anti-Israel congresswomen on his bandwagon.

Meanwhile on Sunday, the nation’s foremost bird cage liner made a dual endorsement that left Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden out in the cold. The New York Times endorsed Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar. That endorsement may help Warren and Klobuchar in NYC, but because it was made by The New York Times, it won’t sit well with voters outside of New York.