The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders has apologized for ejecting members of a pro-Palestinian student group from a rally in Boston.
The incident occurred Oct. 3 at a large Sanders rally at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, where members of Boston Students for Justice in Palestine said they were told by police and venue staff to take down a sign reading “Will Ya #Feel The Bern 4 Palestine??!” According to an account posted on the group’s Facebook page, police told the activists that they were trespassing and threatened them with arrest if they did not leave the venue.
Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager, told the Washington Post that the instructions to take down the sign came from a “rogue” low-level campaign employee.
“That person has been excluded from working on any of our future events,” Weaver said. — jta