United States Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told CBS Face the Nation on Sunday, "I am not in- anti-Israel. I will do everything I can to protect the independence and the security and the freedom of the Israeli people. But what we need in this country is a foreign policy that not only protects Israel, but deals with the suffering of the Palestinian people as well. You've got 70 percent youth unemployment in Gaza. People can't even leave that district, that area, major, major crises. It is not sustainable that we continued conflict in the Middle East until the United States develops an even handed policy."
The Vermont Senator concluded, "So, I am pro-Israel. I am pro-Palestinian. I want to bring people together to finally achieve peace in that region."