COMMENTARY
Why Sanders is an AIPAC No-Show
by Jonathan S. Tobin
March 18, 2016

…Sanders hasn’t yet announced why he will stay away from an event that has always been considered a must for any serious presidential candidate and perhaps there is a chance that he will reconsider. But his decision to avoid AIPAC is important not just because of what it might or might not mean about his own campaign but also because of what it tells us about the base of the Democratic Party that has embraced him…[Sanders supporters view AIPAC] as “sworn to promote the racist, militaristic, and anti-democratic policies” of the Jewish state… READ MORE