Listen: Do Jews Need to Worry about Bernie Sanders?

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with attendees at a gun-safety forum in Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2019. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr Creative Commons)

Some say the Democratic presidential frontrunner is bad for the Jews. Or at least bad for Israel. Or maybe even a self-hating Jew! Is he any of these things? And speaking of international politics: What’s the story with Israel’s impending third election? On this all-politics episode, our guest is Yoni Belete, a former staffer at the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, who helps breaks down the ongoing political issues foremost on Jewish minds.

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The Canadian Jewish Shmooze is hosted by Michael Fraiman and Alex Rose. This week’s episode was produced and edited by Michael Fraiman. Our intro music is by Vanya Zhuk and outro music is by Latché Swing. Like The CJN Podcast Network on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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