Bernie Sanders not a good call for US or Israel

Nathan Cheiman

He describes himself as a “democratic socialist”, trusting that the word “democratic” makes his belief in socialism more plausible.

As America is the land of the “free” and the “American dream”, Sanders, like many of his left-wing democrats, wants to reverse a “massive transfer of wealth” from the rich to the middle class, by instituting a 90 per cent personal income tax rate for top earners.

Fresh from his New Hampshire victory, Sanders was having breakfast with Reverend Al Sharpton, the New York, black anti-Semite.

Sanders wants to lobby for the black vote in the South Carolina primary on February 27.

Sharpton had his first anti-Semitic race riot in Crown Heights, New York, 24 years ago. The riots were started after a car driven by a Lubavitch Jew, struck two black children, killing one.

A few years after that, Sharpton led two pogroms against Jewish businesses in Harlem; he has a record of hatred against Jews.

Making peace with Jews is not a priority for Sharpton, however. Sanders deemed it expedient, after his resounding victory against Hillary Clinton (in New Hampshire) to lobby Sharpton to encourage the African-American vote. 

The word “expedient” immediately comes to mind because Sanders was not asking Sharpton at breakfast to be a member of a minyan.

Michael Nussbaum, president of the American Jewish Congress Metropolitan Region, recently said (about Sharpton): “You don’t have to be Jewish to be betrayed by the trickster prince” (as Sharpton is known).

On the other hand, property billionaire and reality television show host, Donald Trump (a Republican), wants to restore the American dream and create jobs, which were lost when industry and business relocated to China. He is experienced and able to delegate and employ the right people to get things done. 

Sanders, in my view, is a dangerous prospect for Jews, Israel, and indeed, conservative Americans.

Northcliff, Johannesburg