The joke, made during a speech on anti-Semitism and foreign policy, referred to collectivist farms in Israel and was an apparent dig at fellow
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
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Bloomberg and Sanders, who are both Jewish, are vying for the Democratic nomination to take on
Republican President
Donald Trump in the November election.
Sanders is a front-runner in the race and proposes left-wing policies like abolishing private health insurance in favor of a government-run Medicare for All program, based on the government program for older Americans.