Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has vowed to completely reverse current U.S. policy on the Middle East if he is elected President – promising to improve relations with the Palestinian people by granting them equal rights with Israeli’s. In an historic speech, Senator Sanders says he will work closely with the likes of Russia and Iran in trying to find a peaceful way of stabilizing the Middle East. Intifada-palestine.com reports: We call the speech “historic” for many reasons. It is the first time, as far as we remember, that a US presidential contender has the courage to use such a frank language speaking about relations with Israel and the Palestinians. We have to be a friend to Israel, Sanders stressed in his speech, but we have also got to be friends “to the Palestinian people” and, “when we talk about Israel and Palestinian areas, it is important to understand that today there is a whole of suffering among Palestinians…You can’t have good policy that results in peace if you ignore one side”, said the Senator, asking for the respect of the right of Palestinians to self-determination. Having said that, Sanders went on saying that he is “proud” for his opposition to the [...]