Sanders tells ADL he knows he got his Gaza death toll number wrong

[Mosby]

WASHINGTON — Three days after the New York Daily News published an audio and written transcript of its editorial board’s interview with Bernie Sanders, in which the Democratic presidential hopeful twice said he believed Israel killed “over 10,000” innocent Palestinian civilians in the 2014 Gaza War, the senator told an American Jewish leader that his figures had been inaccurate, noted that he had accepted a correction in the course of the interview, and reportedly added that he would “make every effort to set the record straight.”

His campaign, meanwhile, issued a statement saying his words had been “distorted,” asserting that the senator had conflated the number of dead with the number of total casualties, and confirming that he had acknowledged a corrected figure in the course of the interview.

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Oren had earlier issued a demand for an apology from Sanders for his mischaracterization of what happened in Gaza, including Sanders’s charge that Israel bombed hospitals in an indiscriminate military campaign.

“First of all, he should get his facts right. Secondly, he owes Israel an apology,” Oren had said in an interview. “He accused us of a blood libel. He accused us of bombing hospitals. He accused us of killing 10,000 Palestinian civilians. Don’t you think that merits an apology?”

“He doesn’t mention the many thousands of Hamas rockets fired at us,” Oren continued. “He doesn’t mention the fact that Hamas hides behind civilians. He doesn’t mention the fact that we pulled out of Gaza in order to give the Palestinians a chance to experiment with statehood, and they turned it into an experiment with terror. He doesn’t mention any of that. That, to me, is libelous.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/sanders-tells-adl-he-knows-he-got-his-gaza-death-toll-number-wrong/

I'm going with Oren on this one, Sanders decided to pander to his anti-Israel base and it backfired, because it's not just about a number, it's about his accusations that the IDF purposely kills civilians.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. I heard the Senator correct himself during the interview, why is this now an issue?

[oberliner]

2. You heard wrong

Sanders never corrected himself during the interview.

[azurnoir]

5. Sanders admitted he wasn't sure when he said it

Sanders: Look, why don't I support a million things in the world? I'm just telling you that I happen to believe...anybody help me out here, because I don't remember the figures, but my recollection is over 10,000 innocent people were killed in Gaza. Does that sound right?

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/transcript-bernie-sanders-meets-news-editorial-board-article-1.2588306

10,000 was the number of wounded

[Jackie Wilson Said]

6. Just like I said. Thanks. Bernie is an honest person, he would not purposely misrepresent.

He is clearly opening himself up to correction right then and there and the only reason the correction was not completed during the interview is nobody had the correct info.

[azurnoir]

7. Could be the case but it also might have something to do the fact that the NYDN's owner is

a huge Hillary supporter and donor

[King_David]

8. Bad timing for NYC vote

[azurnoir]

10. well you can always hope so I guess

[bemildred]

13. I think it is good that Bernie's enemies occupy themselves with this sort of "attack".

I can't, just off hand, think of a bigger waste of time.

[Israeli]

11. azurnoir.......

read here :
http://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-israeli-democrats-defends-sanders-foreign-policy-is-not-his-forte/

Oren and his "blood libel" is utterly over the top ....our Right wing are going to cook Bernie slowly over a low flame for a long time to come over this .

[ericson00]

3. hence why I could never vote for him.

he panders to anti-Semites. He's as pro-Jewish as Ted Cruz is pro-Hispanic.

[King_David]

4. 85% of American Jews are Democrats... Talking about Hillary here:

“At this point, I have a candidate whom I know, who has worked very well, who understands the general needs of the country, who understands and respects the Jewish communities and other communities’ religions and rights,” he said. “And that is somebody that I am on a personal level going to support.”

Rabbi Niederman was one of several Jews interviewed for this article who expressed disappointment that Mr. Sanders was playing down his Jewish heritage.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/10/nyregion/hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-bring-their-battle-to-brooklyn.html?_r=0

[Little Tich]

9. Oren should back down - he can't win this one. n/t

[King_David]

12. He already has:

Sanders "reportedly added that he would “make every effort to set the record straight.”