FAVREAU: “You’ve been very critical of Bibi Netanyahu and the Israeli government. We spent a few billion dollars on aid to Israel. Would you ever consider using that aid as leverage to get the Israeli government to act differently?”

SANDERS: “Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, we are giving large sums of money. Look — I mean, let me back it up before the tweets start flowing in. I lived in Israel. Actually, I worked in the kibbutz for a number of months. I have family in Israel. I am Jewish. I am not anti-Israel, okay? I believe that the people of Israel have absolutely the right to live in peace, independence and security. ENd of discussion. That is what I fervently believe. But I think what has happened is in recent years under Netanyahu you have an extreme right-wing government with many racist tendencies.