German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”
ED: A recent episode with a popular German political podcaster
Saskia Esken is being antisemitic by silencing and shaming Jewish voices
My father taught me something early on which I paraphrase as “when in doubt, shut the fuck up”. Clearly that lady was not taught that lesson.
It is better to be thought of as a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.