By Ron Klein
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
October 7, 2017
Ever since president Harry Truman officially recognized the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, just 11 minutes after David Ben-Gurion proclaimed its independence, Democrats and the Democratic Party have supported the Jewish state. The Democratic Party always has had a special relationship with the Jewish People and the State of Israel. That strong bond remains unbreakable to this day.
However, some question our strong support for the world’s only Jewish state. Senator Bernie Sanders has embraced a discussion of policies on US aid to Israel long advocated by the fringe Left. Sanders, who considers himself a “democratic socialist,” speaks for neither our party nor the greater American Jewish community on policies and support for the State of Israel.