Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said America cannot ignore the needs of the Palestinian people. “You can’t just be only concerned about Israel’s needs,” Sanders said. “You have to be concerned about the needs of all of the people in the region.” Partial transcript as follows: TAPPER: It is interesting, you will permit me to say, that the first Jew in American history to win a delegate, much less a primary, is taking this position with Israel that is usually in American politics — and I’m not criticizing you for it — but is usually in American politics, everyone just supports, whatever Israel wants to do. You are taking a more critical position. SANDERS: I’m taking a more balanced position. TAPPER: You — balanced would be another interpretation of it. You didn’t travel to AIPAC to give that speech. SANDERS: Well, that was the schedule. I would have given — I did want to go to AIPAC. It was just a question of having to campaign on the West Coast. But I gave that speech. And I spoke to the fellow who was organizing the meeting for AIPAC, apologized for not