The US Democrat presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, has done it. He has broken a taboo by publicly criticising Israel for its treatment of the Palestinians under its occupation and siege. He is the first political figure in the history of the presidential race to do so, especially as a person of Jewish faith, and just prior to the crucial New York primary, in which the Jewish votes really matter. What has driven Sanders to take a huge risk to tackle the subject matter head on? In a major speech in New York last week, Sanders highlighted the plight of the Palestinian people and criticised the hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for using disproportionate force in response...
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