Sanders Sees U.S. Aid as ‘Leverage’ Over Israel: Campaign Update

(Bloomberg) -- Bernie Sanders said Monday he’d use U.S. aid to Israel as “leverage” to push the country to negotiate a peace agreement with the Palestinians.He said “$3.8 billion is a lot of money, and we cannot give it carte blanche to the Israeli government.” Sanders spoke at a forum hosted by the progressive pro-Israel group J Street, where he was well-received.Sanders, who said he hopes to become the first Jewish president, said the situation in the Israeli-occu